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Petaluma, CA vs Cortland, NY

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Highlights
- Cortland spends 55.8% more per student than Petaluma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.7% lower in Cortland than in Petaluma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortland had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Petaluma
 Petaluma, CACortland, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,833$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Cortland    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

i was born here and this city is like a real life pvp-enabled zone. god isnt watching  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cortland is a small town geographically right in the center of New York. The population is around 20K and has been the same for decades. Cortland is a typical small  More

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Over 18 years ago

I was born here (but grew up in Syracuse thank god) and moved back when I was a teen. Year after year the city goes downhill. It has went from a city with a trolley car  More

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