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Rio Vista, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma spends 20.6% more per student than Rio Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Petaluma than in Rio Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Vista
 Rio Vista, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,346  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor867  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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