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Pine Valley, CA vs Laguna Beach, CA

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- Laguna Beach spends 6.6% less per student than Pine Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in Laguna Beach than in Pine Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laguna Beach had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pine Valley
 Pine Valley, CALaguna Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%1.5%
Reviews for Pine Valley    1 Reviews

I lived in Pine Valley for 19 years and absolutely LOVED it!! To be in a small mountain town at nearly 4000 ft elevation with fewer than 2000 people yet be 45 minutes  More

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Reviews for Laguna Beach    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

... always great to go home to. But i don't live there now, haven't for 10 years. Beautiful as it is, if you've got wanderlust you're always somewhere else. Avoid  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mediterranean climate, one of the best in the  More

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Laguna Beach is peaceful and beautiful. If you have the money for housing you will enjoy living here. However, during the seasonal Pageant of the Masters and Summer Art  More

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