2026 Compare Cities Education:
Yuma, AZ vs Pacific Grove, CA

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Highlights
- Pacific Grove spends 73.4% more per student than Yuma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Pacific Grove than in Yuma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pacific Grove had 16.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yuma
 Yuma, AZPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,882  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor502  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Yuma    48 Reviews

Retired here and it is a great place in many ways. The biggest drawback I have found is the cost and lack of medical care. Its not that far to PHX to get the care you  More

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Over 8 years ago

First let me confess that I lived in Yuma for about a year several decades ago. I was raised in NY and have lived & worked in several states & cities, most recently in  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am moving to Yuma sometime this year for a new job. I am looking for a place to live that is safe for 1 person. Does anyone have some  More

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Reviews for Pacific Grove    3 Reviews

We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase  More

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Over 20 years ago

PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million  More

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We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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