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Palm Desert, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 10.2% more per student than Palm Desert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% lower in Petaluma than in Palm Desert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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