2025 Compare Cities Education:
Placerville, CA vs Waycross, GA

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Highlights
- Waycross spends 10.5% more per student than Placerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.8% lower in Waycross than in Placerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waycross had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Placerville
 Placerville, CAWaycross, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,916$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,388$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3594573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Waycross    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have a different perspective of living here. I moved her from a large city and I appreciate the fact that I have no commute, the cost of living is very low and the  More

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One time in Waycross and will never visit this God forsaken town again. Cops are high school (22-24yr old) bullies that make up lies and harass rather than serve and  More

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Over 11 years ago

I was born and raised here in the heart of the good ole south in Waycross, Ga. Not much has changed except for the number of meth labs, drugs in general, thugs and  More

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