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Roswell, GA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 3.6% more per student than Roswell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.9% higher in Petaluma than in Roswell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Roswell
 Roswell, GAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 8 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 8 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  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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