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Scotts Valley, CA vs Twain Harte, CA

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- Twain Harte spends 14.1% less per student than Scotts Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% lower in Twain Harte than in Scotts Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Twain Harte had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scotts Valley
 Scotts Valley, CATwain Harte, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,052$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Twain Harte    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We have been coming to Twain Harte for over 50 years. We moved here in 2018 and have enjoyed every minute of it! The weather is just excellent, great change of seasons  More

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Over 15 years ago

Twain Harte is a lovely small town in the Sierra Foothills. This county is very close knit and watch out for each other. Its difficult to make a living but the beauty  More

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