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Pleasanton, CA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 3.2% more per student than Pleasanton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% lower in Tacoma than in Pleasanton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasanton

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 Pleasanton, CATacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323$14,056$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,104$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.6118.6816.23
 Students per Librarian955511394573
 Students per Counselor603441530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.6%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.3%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.1%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.3%31.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.22.5%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.5%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Pleasanton    17 Reviews

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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As you know that Pleasanton is better place for living or doing business. Pleasanton city is full of transportation services like Bart, Train, Limos, Taxi  More

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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ZIPS IN PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA
94566 94588
ZIPS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON
98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total

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