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Salt Lake City, UT vs Modesto, CA

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Highlights
- Modesto spends 28.6% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Modesto than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Modesto had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTModesto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,724$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock467624573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 4 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  More

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