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Scotts Valley, CA vs Carmichael, CA

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Highlights
- Carmichael spends 6.9% less per student than Scotts Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% higher in Carmichael than in Scotts Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmichael had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scotts Valley
 Scotts Valley, CACarmichael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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Reviews for Carmichael    10 Reviews

We lived in Sacramento since 1978, and in Carmichael since 2019. We’re very happy here. Carmichael is one of the nicer suburbs of Sacramento. The part of Carmichael that  More

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Hello I am moving to california. I would like to stay in the northern area. I am moving from minnesota. I cant stand the weather here. I am looking for be able to raise  More

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Hi Barabara I read your take on Carmichael and am glad to see it is a nice town, I'm wondering what areas I should avoid living in? I may be moving there soon and I  More

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