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Watsonville, CA vs King City, CA

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Highlights
- King City spends 6.0% less per student than Watsonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in King City than in Watsonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- King City had 23.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Watsonville
 Watsonville, CAKing City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock39.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock49.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 20 years ago

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

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Reviews for King City    1 Reviews

King City offers no opportunity. The schools are getting taken over by the state for poor performance. The schools can't afford their teachers they pink slipped 56  More

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