2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pleasant Hill, CA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 32.1% more per student than Pleasant Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Seattle than in Pleasant Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasant Hill
 Pleasant Hill, CASeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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