2025 Compare Cities Education:
Petaluma, CA vs Danville, CA

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- Danville spends 9.8% less per student than Petaluma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Danville than in Petaluma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Danville had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petaluma
 Petaluma, CADanville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%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 Danville    10 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Danville is a freindly family oriented community with a close proximity to many cultural  More

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Over 14 years ago

A great place for outdoor-active people. Essentially no rain from March through November, and temperatures above 90F for only about 3-4 wks total. Winter cold can vary  More

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Over 16 years ago

I don't know whether you made up the voter registration data for Danville and other Contra Costa Cities or took the countywide data and inferred that for each individual  More

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