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Sonora, CA vs Concord, CA

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Highlights
- Concord spends 8.1% more per student than Sonora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Concord than in Sonora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Concord had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sonora
 Sonora, CAConcord, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,803  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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Reviews for Concord    22 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 13 years. Concord has easy access to Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill and is about 25 minutes from Oakland, and 45 minutes from San Francisco.  More

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I moved to Concord 20 years ago and have loved living here. It has a charming central square downtown that hosts farmers markets two days a week. I love the Music &  More

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We Moved to Concord from the Los Angeles area in 1982 as a young couple starting a family. Concord has been a great place to raise kids. Low crime and great people.  More

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