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Placerville, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 40.0% more per student than Placerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% lower in Santa Cruz than in Placerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Placerville
 Placerville, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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