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Pollock Pines, CA vs Gate City, VA

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- Gate City spends 1.9% less per student than Pollock Pines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.3% lower in Gate City than in Pollock Pines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gate City had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pollock Pines
 Pollock Pines, CAGate City, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,470$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5894573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Pollock Pines    6 Reviews

1 hr from Sacramento; 1 hour from Lake Tahoe on Hwy 50. Close to skiing, fishing, boating, camping, hiking, biking - if you love outdoor activities that make you sweat,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sperling's Pollock Pines air quality ranking of "1.2" (very poor) surprises me for a place this far into the mountains. Is that an  More

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The review places the elevation too low. At the center of town (Safeway Supermarket) we are at 3,990. I'm slightly higher at just over 4,000. 30 years ago we used to  More

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Reviews for Gate City    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Actually several unicorporated towns fall under the Gate City zipcode and I live in in a rural part of the area. I am retired military and don't have kids in school so  More

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Over 18 years ago

this is one of the most charming places i have ever lived. the people here make you feel so welcome. i also feel this is one of the safest towns i have ever lived. i  More

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