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Waukesha, WI vs Pollock Pines, CA

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- Pollock Pines spends 21.0% less per student than Waukesha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.6% higher in Pollock Pines than in Waukesha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pollock Pines had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waukesha
 Waukesha, WIPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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Reviews for Pollock Pines    6 Reviews

1 hr from Sacramento; 1 hour from Lake Tahoe on Hwy 50. Close to skiing, fishing, boating, camping, hiking, biking - if you love outdoor activities that make you sweat,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sperling's Pollock Pines air quality ranking of "1.2" (very poor) surprises me for a place this far into the mountains. Is that an  More

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The review places the elevation too low. At the center of town (Safeway Supermarket) we are at 3,990. I'm slightly higher at just over 4,000. 30 years ago we used to  More

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