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Vernal, UT vs Grass Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Grass Valley spends 129.9% more per student than Vernal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% lower in Grass Valley than in Vernal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grass Valley had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vernal
 Vernal, UTGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor642  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Vernal    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in this city for 11 years at this point, and I love it. The beautiful Uinta mountains are just a hop skip and a jump away, and the people are great. This  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Vernal for over eleven years now, and I am tired. It takes a strong person to deal with the difficulties of life in the Basin. The People are clanish,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Rent is too high, people are isolated and unsophisticated. Unless your Mormon or want to become Mormon, you're really not welcome here. The economy is oil, which means  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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