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Scotts Valley, CA vs Nashua, NH

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Highlights
- Nashua spends 3.1% more per student than Scotts Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.1% lower in Nashua than in Scotts Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nashua had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scotts Valley
 Scotts Valley, CANashua, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,879$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,989$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Nashua    13 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Twenty or so years ago, this was a pretty nice city. Convenient and safe. Now, at least over the past decade-to-decade and a half, it's changed for the worse. Mainly the  More

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Did a short term stay here for work, it was the most depressing place I could ever imagine. Boring, unfriendly people, freezing winter, crap restaurants, and horrible  More

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Over 10 years ago

I have lived in many places across southern NH - and Nashua is by far the most community oriented place I have lived. The Library, Main Street initiatives, and parks  More

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