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Spirit Lake, ID vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma spends 91.4% more per student than Spirit Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Petaluma than in Spirit Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spirit Lake
 Spirit Lake, IDPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,177  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Spirit Lake    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The elevation is about 2600 feet not 5800  More

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Spirit Lake has it's own little micro-climate. In the summer, the mountains block some of the rain that the rest of the area seems to get. In the winter, it is  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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