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Redding, CA vs Placerville, CA

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Highlights
- Placerville spends 21.8% less per student than Redding.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% higher in Placerville than in Redding. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placerville had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Redding
 Redding, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,964  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor494  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 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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