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Rio Vista, CA vs Penn Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Penn Valley spends 59.4% more per student than Rio Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% lower in Penn Valley than in Rio Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Penn Valley had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Vista
 Rio Vista, CAPenn Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,346  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor867  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock26.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Rio Vista    2 Reviews

Known as “the Gateway to the Delta”, Rio Vista is located in the heart of the California Delta on the Sacramento River. The views along the wide river bring to mind the  More

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There is plenty to be had in Rio Vista, particularly if you like dead animal heads on a bar wall (Fosters Big Horn) and a state of the art fish cleaning station located  More

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Reviews for Penn Valley    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I lived in Penn Valley for 8 years and found it offered numerous positive attributes. Located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, Penn Valley is above  More

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