2025 Compare Cities Education:
Petaluma, CA vs Bennington, VT

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- Bennington spends 23.8% more per student than Petaluma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in Bennington than in Petaluma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bennington had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petaluma
 Petaluma, CABennington, VTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,852$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3734573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bennington    2 Reviews

Bennington is a great place for scenery. However, the cops are a huge part of the drug network. They protect the drug dealers and criminals instead of regular  More

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Bennington Vermont is absolutely gorgeous on its outskirts, old Bennington is absolutely beautiful with lots of historical sites as well as North Bennington not being  More

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