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Watsonville, CA vs Manteca, CA

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- Manteca spends 12.3% less per student than Watsonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Manteca than in Watsonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manteca had 34.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watsonville
 Watsonville, CAManteca, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,344$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,464$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock234364573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews
Br · Watsonville, CA
Bad crime and kids that walk around breaking into
Over 18 years ago

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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brian · Watsonville, CA
just like santa cruz except....
Over 19 years ago

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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Joaquin · Watsonville, CA
Living in Watsonville
Over 19 years ago

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

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Reviews for Manteca    10 Reviews
Souma · Tracy, CA
Next place to be
Over 3 years ago

South of 209 is a fantastic place to live. It has 2 good elementary schools (necessity for young population), new bay area folks coming to live in and around the  More

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H · Central Point, OR
Manteca is a meh
Over 5 years ago

I just moved to this City from Southern CA for work close by. Given the other over-inflated prices of housing in Northern CA and the Bay Area in particular, Manteca is  More

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Jesse · Manteca, CA
Housing
Over 9 years ago

Manteca is a small  More

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