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Susanville, CA vs Oroville, CA

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- Oroville spends 23.1% more per student than Susanville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% higher in Oroville than in Susanville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oroville had 18.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Susanville
 Susanville, CAOroville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,012  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,909$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58434573
 Students per Counselor4007  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.22.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Susanville    11 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Ive been here my whole life. I can't imagine living anywhere else but crime is definitely going up. Blame it on add another prison i feel 1 was plenty. But its still  More

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Over 7 years ago

Decent place, lived here for a while. Homeless are everywhere, drug addicts under the bridges, don't go to the river or the trail due to harassment from homeless.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Susanville has most of the raptors that you see in the US. I see deer in the city streets daily. I've seen beaver, coyote, wolf, bear, martins, racoon, fox, skunk,  More

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Reviews for Oroville    6 Reviews

We have lived here for 15 years now and have come to love it here. There are good and bad places everywhere and to be honest, in comparison to some other municipalities  More

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Can be a tough little town for some. Highway 70 improvements may help to bring this town up in terms of economy, culture, lifestyle. When the skilled workers left after  More

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If you like to Hike, Bike, Fish or Swim, maybe just lazy around some breath taking veiws, then this place is for you! Lake Oroville boasts some of the best bass fishing  More

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