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Yuba City, CA vs Nevada City, CA

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- Nevada City spends 68.1% more per student than Yuba City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% lower in Nevada City than in Yuba City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nevada City had 20.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yuba City
 Yuba City, CANevada City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock21.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Yuba City    15 Reviews

I was born here and lived here on and off. Yuba City and Marysville, the town across from it have become rampid with theft (all kinds from your car potted plants from  More

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Admittedly, if you're looking for hipster cafes, hoppin' dance clubs, and fancy shopping, you're going to be very disappointed. Though, if you're looking for an older  More

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Yuba City has the best shopping near Smartsville where I live. It has most of the big box stores and quite a nice selection of smaller and privately owned stores. I like  More

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Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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