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St. George, UT vs Modesto, CA

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Highlights
- Modesto spends 60.3% more per student than St. George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% lower in Modesto than in St. George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Modesto had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. George

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 St. George, UTModesto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$8,768$14,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141$12,636$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,745$7,724$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.8121.9516.23
 Students per Librarian2037467624573
 Students per Counselor456729530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%8.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%26.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.6%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%19.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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Reviews for Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 3 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  More

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ZIPS IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH
84790 84770
ZIPS IN MODESTO, CALIFORNIA
95355 95350 95351 95358 95356 95354 95357

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