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Petaluma, CA vs Camas, WA

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Highlights
- Camas spends 13.3% more per student than Petaluma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in Camas than in Petaluma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Camas had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petaluma
 Petaluma, CACamas, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,098$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10424573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 Camas    8 Reviews

Born and raised here in Washington. Moved away to San Francisco, California for a decade and just moved back. I live walking distance from downtown and love it. Huge  More

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Camas is a wonderful area which has so many beautiful trails with access to the river. The school system is superb. Prune Hill is such a wonderful place to live and walk  More

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Over 8 years ago

This town has no culture outside the high school. The downtown has scruffy mill taverns to accentuate the smelly pulp mill across the street. Housing is not  More

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