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Pleasanton, CA vs Vancouver, WA

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Highlights
- Vancouver spends 7.4% more per student than Pleasanton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% lower in Vancouver than in Pleasanton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vancouver had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasanton
 Pleasanton, CAVancouver, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,098$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10424573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Pleasanton    18 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

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 7 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 7 years ago

LITERALLY STUPID the tacos are great  More

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Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  More

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