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Pleasant Hill, CA vs Monterey Park, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey Park spends 14.7% more per student than Pleasant Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Monterey Park than in Pleasant Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monterey Park had 17.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasant Hill
 Pleasant Hill, CAMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Pleasant Hill    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

rent is expensive here but it is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great area for families with young children. There are lots of activities and fun things to do. Love the free concerts in the summer at City  More

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Reviews for Monterey Park    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have lived and raised three children in Monterey Park since 1997. I chose to live here because it is a small and quiet town within range of busy LA. The city has a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

Monterey park is not a bad place to live especially if you are Asian, I'm not...but It's a safe area to live in, in L.A. only 8 minutes to downtown very close to  More

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