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Petaluma, CA vs Wesley Chapel, FL

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- Wesley Chapel spends 37.5% less per student than Petaluma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% lower in Wesley Chapel than in Petaluma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wesley Chapel had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petaluma
 Petaluma, CAWesley Chapel, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,539$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,221$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock405794573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Wesley Chapel    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved here and wish I had known, the crime is high around shopping areas. Get on any crime map and it compares to bad areas in Tampa. Look for yourself! Housing  More

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Over 7 years ago

Wesley Chapel is great and is near everything you  More

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Over 11 years ago

Your 2013 estimate of 43,559 is way low. Wesley Chapel grew from under 6,000 people in the 2000 U.S. Census to 44,092 in the 2010 census -- an astounding 670% growth  More

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