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Shasta Lake, CA vs Murrieta, CA

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- Murrieta spends 2.4% more per student than Shasta Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in Murrieta than in Shasta Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murrieta had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shasta Lake
 Shasta Lake, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,964  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor494  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Shasta Lake    2 Reviews

Ive lived in Shasta Co. for a good 30 years, and the summers have always been exceptionally warm. But over the last 10 years or so, the summers have gotten almost  More

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Over 19 years ago

Shasta Lake is small community 8 Miles North of Redding. One of the major boat Launch ramps (Centamodi Ramp), on shasta Lake is just 3 miles to the North East of town.   More

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Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 3 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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