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Sherwood, OR vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 15.3% less per student than Sherwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% higher in Petaluma than in Sherwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sherwood

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 Sherwood, ORPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,904$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222$13,921$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,532$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2120.8216.23
 Students per Librarian809142404573
 Students per Counselor251399530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%4.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.3%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%24.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.4%40.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.9%9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%3.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Sherwood    3 Reviews

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Sherwood city council has started a huge water project to support an anticipated growth from 16000 to 30000; they will use the water from a treatment plant on the  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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ZIPS IN SHERWOOD, OREGON
97140
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94954 94952

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