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Placentia, CA vs Fountain Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Fountain Valley spends 0.0% less per student than Placentia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Fountain Valley than in Placentia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fountain Valley had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Placentia

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 Placentia, CAFountain Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,277$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911$12,911$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,037$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.2123.2116.23
 Students per Librarian16383163834573
 Students per Counselor595595530
 Grade School Educ.5.9%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.9%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%21.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.7%42.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.7%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%2.1%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 Fountain Valley    3 Reviews

We are just average home gardeners and having lived in Fountain Valley for over 40 years, my wife and I have found the climate excellent for growing nearly ever kind of  More

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Over 17 years ago

fountain valley is nice but very expensive. Average home price will run you around $700,000.Beaches are close by. People are okay but no sense of community or sense of  More

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The weather is very moderate year-around. Warm summers, comfortable spring-time, cool  More

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ZIPS IN PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA
92870
ZIPS IN FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
92708

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