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Walnut Creek, CA vs Elk Grove, CA

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Highlights
- Elk Grove spends 0.3% more per student than Walnut Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% higher in Elk Grove than in Walnut Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk Grove had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Walnut Creek

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 Walnut Creek, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,192$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448$12,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,565$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2122.7516.23
 Students per Librarian751863214573
 Students per Counselor584641530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%4.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.4%90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%25.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.1%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.0%37.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.20.7%8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.5%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 6 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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ZIPS IN WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
94598 94597 94596 94595
ZIPS IN ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA
95624 95758 95757

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