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Redding, CA vs Mount Shasta, CA

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- Mount Shasta spends 0.5% less per student than Redding.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% lower in Mount Shasta than in Redding. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Shasta had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Redding
 Redding, CAMount Shasta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,860$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,964  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,059$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock190764573
 Students per Counselor494  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Redding    61 Reviews

What an amazing place to live. No place is perfect but the people here are friendly with several parks nearby and many miles of trails from Road Biking to MBT. Check out  More

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Take a hike if you don't like different points of view, religious or generally conservative people. No one will miss you. California has been going in the wrong  More

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Over 4 years ago

I retired to Redding 6 years ago and I can truthfully say that I made a huge mistake. If you are looking to move to an area that has; thriving arts scene, gourmet  More

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Reviews for Mount Shasta    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 4 years. Though I love the beauty of the mountain and the surrounding wilderness, I find Mount Shasta very difficult to live in. Food is about 20%  More

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I have lived in Siskiyou County for 24 years and Mount Shasta is by far the most enjoyable place I have lived thus far. It is a very tolerant community and culturally  More

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