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Alturas, CA vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 33.8% more per student than Alturas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.6% higher in Santa Maria than in Alturas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 29.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alturas
 Alturas, CASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,149  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor0  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 15 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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