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Taft, CA vs Moreno Valley, CA

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- Moreno Valley spends 0.6% more per student than Taft.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% higher in Moreno Valley than in Taft. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Moreno Valley had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Taft
 Taft, CAMoreno Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Taft    3 Reviews

J · Taft, CA
Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here over 50 years. It use to be a wonderful place to grow up with a thriving downtown and jobs were plentiful. This is no longer the case in Taft. Jobs are  More

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I've lived in Taft for over 5 years. It's a nice community and very friendly people as long as you get involved, either through school or local churches. I've met many  More

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Over 17 years ago

the city of taft is located in southern California,a small community yet just 20 minutes from a large and thriving city "bakersfield" over 300000 people .amazingly you  More

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Reviews for Moreno Valley    28 Reviews

I am a Blasian female and I have lived here my whole life. Here is an honest review on the city. Firstly, if you're expecting this city to be like LA or whatever it's  More

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I have lived her for over 25 years and have seen a major shift in crime, population, and traffic (not in this particular order). It started when March Air force Base was  More

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Ok so I grew up in Moreno Valley since I was 8 years old now I'm a grown adult and from my experience Moreno Valley isn't a good place to support yourself or if you have  More

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