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Red Bluff, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville spends 20.7% less per student than Red Bluff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Placerville than in Red Bluff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placerville had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Red Bluff
 Red Bluff, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,233  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor446  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Red Bluff    8 Reviews

I grew up in this town and when I moved away - out of CA, living all across the US - I could not believe how much kinder people were in every other state and city that I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I grew up in this beautiful little town. It is located on the Sacramento River with the river coming right through the town. I don't live there anymore but have family  More

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Red Bluff,,, I was forced to move there when I married my husband. I begged to move to a real Californian town, such as San Diego. But No... Red Neck had to move home  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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