2024 Compare Cities Education:
Sacramento, CA vs Truckee, CA

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Highlights
- Truckee spends 46.1% more per student than Sacramento.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Truckee than in Sacramento. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Truckee had 9.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sacramento
 Sacramento, CATruckee, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,240$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484$14,261$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,670$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.7518.9716.23
 Students per Librarian632184024573
 Students per Counselor641433530
 Grade School Educ.7.6%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%2.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.4%94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%19.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.1%58.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.4%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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Reviews for Truckee    3 Reviews

I came to Truckee California about a month prior to this Covid-19 pandemic, to relocate here. Due to this unfortunate circumstance I was temporarily laid off  More

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I moved to Truckee with my soon-to-be ex-wife and two sons in June 2012 and left Truckee in June 2015 with only my sons. My wife got drawn into what I later learned  More

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Yes, it costs more to live in California. And you don't get paid more necessarily if you live in the mountains- but there are some great jobs here if you have the right  More

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