2024 Compare Cities Education:
Pleasanton, CA vs Elk Grove, CA

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Highlights
- Elk Grove spends 14.3% less per student than Pleasanton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Elk Grove than in Pleasanton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk Grove had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasanton
 Pleasanton, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323$12,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,104$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.6122.7516.23
 Students per Librarian955563214573
 Students per Counselor603641530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%4.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.6%90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.3%25.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.1%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.3%37.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.22.5%8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.5%1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Pleasanton    18 Reviews

I have been a resident of Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley (including the cities of Dublin, Livermore, and San Ramon) for nearly 30 years. Perception of life quality in  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in the city for 5 years and love it. Make Sure to Check it  More

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Over 5 years ago

LITERALLY STUPID the tacos are great  More

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Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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