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Watsonville, CA vs Brookings, OR

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Highlights
- Brookings spends 10.3% less per student than Watsonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.3% lower in Brookings than in Watsonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookings had 45.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watsonville
 Watsonville, CABrookings, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,683$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,071$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3224573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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