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Scotts Valley, CA vs Nevada City, CA

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Highlights
- Nevada City spends 36.0% more per student than Scotts Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% lower in Nevada City than in Scotts Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nevada City had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scotts Valley
 Scotts Valley, CANevada City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock21.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%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 Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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