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Petaluma, CA vs Milford, DE

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Highlights
- Milford spends 2.5% more per student than Petaluma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.4% lower in Milford than in Petaluma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Milford had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Petaluma
 Petaluma, CAMilford, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24834573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Milford    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Milford, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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Over 14 years ago

I grew up in and around Milford and loved it. It has a small town feel to it, yet is modern enough for all of the conveniences of an Eastern Shore city. People are  More

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approx 20 minutes to Dover, 20 minutes to Lewes/Rehoboth Beach area.Live the beach life without the beach  More

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