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Petaluma, CA vs La Quinta, CA

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Highlights
- La Quinta spends 9.2% less per student than Petaluma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in La Quinta than in Petaluma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Quinta had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petaluma
 Petaluma, CALa Quinta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 La Quinta    5 Reviews

I've lived here nearly 15 years. Life in La Quinta is special. No, it's not like at the coast. Here, it's relaxed. You can enjoy beautiful blue skies nearly 350 days out  More

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My wife and I have lived in La Quinta, CA for 16 years. Over these years we've seen a tremendous amount of development, which on the one hand has improved shopping and  More

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Over 17 years ago

The positive: - Winter days are great at around 75ºF. - Abundant sunshine. - New infrastructure. - Landscaped greenery & water features. - It's not overly crowded &  More

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