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Placentia, CA vs Big Bear Lake, CA

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Highlights
- Big Bear Lake spends 4.0% less per student than Placentia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% lower in Big Bear Lake than in Placentia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Big Bear Lake had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Placentia

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 Placentia, CABig Bear Lake, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,277$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911$13,060$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,037$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.2122.7416.23
 Students per Librarian16383131664573
 Students per Counselor595531530
 Grade School Educ.5.9%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%7.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.9%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.7%31.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.7%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Placentia    6 Reviews

I lived in that city for almost 10 years and recently found out that both their city government and their police force are blocking people from leaving bad reviews of  More

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Over 13 years ago

PLACENTIA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. BEEN HERE SINCE 1980. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS, PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES AROUND FOR EMPLOYMENT. NEARBY--GOLF  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you rent, Placentia's not bad. I haven't noticed too much crime but there are quite a few reasonable apartments. Being close to a California State School has its  More

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Reviews for Big Bear Lake    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

We moved to Big Bear Lake a couple of years ago from Los Angeles because of my husband's job. It is a somewhat pretty city, the lake is mirky and surrounded by trash,  More

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Over 14 years ago

Big Bear Lake, a beautiful setting in a remote mountain community in Southern California. A draw to tourists from the Los Angeles area for skiing, boating, and mountain  More

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In the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California, this little town has almost everything you would want to see and do. In the spring and summer the lake is filled  More

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