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Porterville, CA vs Madera, CA

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Highlights
- Madera spends 15.9% more per student than Porterville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% lower in Madera than in Porterville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 14.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Porterville
 Porterville, CAMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor640  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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