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Petaluma, CA vs Whitefish, MT

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Highlights
- Whitefish spends 19.2% less per student than Petaluma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% lower in Whitefish than in Petaluma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Whitefish had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petaluma
 Petaluma, CAWhitefish, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,491$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4294573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Whitefish    3 Reviews

I love Whitefish! While I love Whitefish, I worry about the future. Whitefish has been a wonderful place to live for years. People are friendly & you know everyone.   More

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Whitefish is a resort town with a resort tax, cleaner and better managed that neighboring Kalispell, but also more expensive to live in. Still, if you're from a more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Whitefish is a small resort town, close to Glacier National Park. Lots of activities in summer and winter. A great place for kids. The schools are great too.   More

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