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Placerville, CA vs Mount Vernon, WA

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Highlights
- Mount Vernon spends 54.6% more per student than Placerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in Mount Vernon than in Placerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Placerville
 Placerville, CAMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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