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Parkersburg, WV vs Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

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Highlights
- Rancho Santa Margarita spends 6.5% more per student than Parkersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.5% higher in Rancho Santa Margarita than in Parkersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rancho Santa Margarita had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkersburg

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 Parkersburg, WVRancho Santa Margarita, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,348$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,932$12,911$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,882$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6923.2116.23
 Students per Librarian626163834573
 Students per Counselor396595530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%49.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.8%11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

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Over 14 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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Reviews for Rancho Santa Margarita    12 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The weather here is amazing. We get a few hot days in the summer but it cools down in the evening. I love being able to sleep with the windows  More

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This is the best place to live in South Orange County with mild temperatures, low crime, great schools and family orientated. RSM is a city that sits in a pocket backing  More

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Over 10 years ago

I've raised my son here, and have couldn't asked for a better place to do so. Weather is great year-round (although it can get brutally hot and dry sometimes), the  More

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ZIPS IN PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
26101 26104
ZIPS IN RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA
92688 92678

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