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Poway, CA vs Chico, CA

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Highlights
- Chico spends 5.8% less per student than Poway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% lower in Chico than in Poway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chico had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poway

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 Poway, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,358$15,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161$13,014$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,084$7,909$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6520.3516.23
 Students per Librarian1874458434573
 Students per Counselor513455530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%3.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.8%93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%26.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%39.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.4%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.7%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Poway    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Poway is a great place to live. People are friendly, neighbors watch out for each other. Great trails, beautiful views. Love to hear the birds. Family oriented. Yes  More

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Over 4 years ago

Moved here 37 years ago and love the birds singing in the morning, minimal traffic noise, and convenience to Carmel Mountain Ranch for shopping. Easy access to the  More

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I've lived here for 30 years. Back 30 years ago it was great. Small town, friendly people, etc. NOW Traffic is pretty bad but still better than most of SD county. I'm  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 2 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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92064
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95926 95928 95973

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