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Placentia, CA vs Provo, UT

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Highlights
- Provo spends 35.6% less per student than Placentia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Provo than in Placentia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Provo had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Placentia
 Placentia, CAProvo, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
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 14 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 15 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 Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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