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Whittier, CA vs Elk Grove, CA

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Highlights
- Elk Grove spends 12.6% less per student than Whittier.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Elk Grove than in Whittier. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk Grove had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Whittier

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 Whittier, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$12,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8622.7516.23
 Students per Librarian656563214573
 Students per Counselor380641530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%4.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%25.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%37.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Whittier    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Whittier for over 15 years.Whittier is a great place to live. The City Council has spent millions on street improvements especially on the entrances to  More

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The EWCSD has some really good schools. Management needs some work, but great, caring  More

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I have been a parent at St Gregory for almost 5 years now, I am extremely pleased, the teachers have gone above and beyond to educate our children to the fullest to  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 WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA
90601 90602 90603
ZIPS IN ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA
95624 95758 95757

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