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Petaluma, CA vs San Marcos, TX

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Highlights
- San Marcos spends 16.7% less per student than Petaluma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.1% lower in San Marcos than in Petaluma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Marcos had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Petaluma
 Petaluma, CASan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,040$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,953$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7124573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 17 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 18 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More

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