2025 Compare Cities Education:
Turlock, CA vs Monroe, NC

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 25.5% less per student than Turlock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% lower in Monroe than in Turlock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Turlock
 Turlock, CAMonroe, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,477$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,636  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,753$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7824573
 Students per Counselor729  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Turlock    6 Reviews

I love how it's calm but I hate how it's overpopulated and not very environmentally friendly, there is so much fast food restaurants and not really any vegan or  More

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I have lived here for 35 years. I love this town. It is just the right size. Shopping is better here than in larger towns like Modesto. Traffic is heavy at tines, but  More

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Almost every time my husband and I go out to eat here, tables around us are always praying. Everything in this town seems to revolve around your Christian faith. When  More

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Reviews for Monroe    5 Reviews

Moved to Monroe approx 6 years ago. It has been one excuse after the other for the high incidence of assault and battery as well as property crime. The mayor and city  More

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I have lived in Monroe since 2015. I have been welcomed by my neighbors and the community. Monroe is rapidly growning. The downtown area is family friendly and has added  More

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I’m so glad to be moving away from this little Charlotte wanna be Town run by rednecks! I’ve been here for 15 years and have been stopped by Sheriff’s about 8 times!  More

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