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Sonora, CA vs Hemet, CA

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Highlights
- Hemet spends 8.9% more per student than Sonora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.0% higher in Hemet than in Sonora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hemet had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sonora
 Sonora, CAHemet, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,803  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Hemet    18 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

My Aunt lived here for 19 years and we have lived here over 2 years. We love it here and I speak to many long time residents who also love it. The weather is great and  More

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Over 2 years ago

Great place for retirees and great prices to buy a home. Everything that you want is within 5 minutes and you can have horses in the city! It seems like they are  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived in this ****hole for most of my 36 years. Not only is the town crap but the corruption in the town is off the charts. The local police and sheriff rather  More

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