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Vancouver, WA vs Mountain View, CA

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Highlights
- Mountain View spends 3.6% less per student than Vancouver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% higher in Mountain View than in Vancouver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain View had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vancouver
 Vancouver, WAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.3%1.5%
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  More

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Reviews for Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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