2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pinole, CA vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston spends 3.6% less per student than Pinole.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in Ruston than in Pinole. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ruston had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pinole
 Pinole, CARuston, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,457$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4584573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Pinole    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Pinole for 7 years, and it is the most wonderful place in the world to live. You can find a huge variation of people and plenty of great neighborhoods. It's a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pinole has a nice suburban feel that is uncongested yet is only 15 miles from San Francisco and the Pacific coast, just 20 Miles from the Napa Wine Country, and 3 hours  More

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Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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