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Yakima, WA vs Watsonville, CA

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Highlights
- Watsonville spends 0.1% more per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.0% higher in Watsonville than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watsonville had 15.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima
 Yakima, WAWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor432  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 9 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  More

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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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