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Placerville, CA vs Laramie, WY

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Highlights
- Laramie spends 42.6% more per student than Placerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.0% lower in Laramie than in Placerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laramie had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Placerville
 Placerville, CALaramie, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2194573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%1.5%
Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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Reviews for Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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