2024 Compare Cities Education:
Sierra Madre, CA vs Sonoma, CA

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Highlights
- Sonoma spends 3.3% less per student than Sierra Madre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% lower in Sonoma than in Sierra Madre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sonoma had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sierra Madre
 Sierra Madre, CASonoma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$13,921$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8620.8216.23
 Students per Librarian6565142404573
 Students per Counselor380399530
 Grade School Educ.0.6%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.6%92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%20.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.4%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.4%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.9%12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%3.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.0%2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Sierra Madre    2 Reviews

Sierra Madre is a great place to live if you enjoy a small town atmosphere while being close to the vibrancy of a big city. It has nice restaurants, boutique shops and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Sierra Madre is still much a 1950's town. We still help out our neighbors, we have block parties to get acquained with new neighbors, and it's just a happy, friendly  More

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Reviews for Sonoma    12 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I love Sonoma. Moved here from Texas and I can't wait to live in this small town with country living all around. I hate all the drama and crime in Vallejo. I live in  More

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I have lived in Sonoma for 3 years now. I relocated after a brief stint in Salt Lake City but lived in San Francisco for 30 years before that. If you like small town  More

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The best aspects of living in Sonoma County,CA: Air quality is best that one can ask for and there is no severe weather. No hazardous weather driving or walking  More

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