2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salinas, CA vs Grass Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Grass Valley spends 44.8% more per student than Salinas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% lower in Grass Valley than in Salinas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grass Valley had 48.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salinas
 Salinas, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Salinas    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Sacred Heart School is a fine Catholic school in the heart of Salinas, Ca. Victoria Torcolini was principal of this PK-8 school from 2006-2009. Under her leadership, SHS  More

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Over 13 years ago

I Was born and raise in salinas. In 2006 my family moved to the central valley. I moved back to salinas in 2011. I moved back Because I got a better job in Carmel. I  More

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Salinas, California has some of the best weather in Central California. I love looking out at the mountain ranges that line the Salinas River Valley. It's a shame that  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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