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Amherst, NY vs Santa Ana, CA

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- Santa Ana spends 34.7% less per student than Amherst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 103.4% higher in Santa Ana than in Amherst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Ana had 33.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Amherst
 Amherst, NYSanta Ana, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews
oleg · Buffalo, NY
Good place to live
Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Joseph · East Amherst, NY
Safe
Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Bp · New York, NY
Transportation
Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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Reviews for Santa Ana    15 Reviews
Mike · Santa Ana, CA
The Suit Co
Over 7 years ago

The Suit Co is a family owned business dedicated to bringing you the best and most fashionable suits in the industry. Our company philosophy is to combine quality fabric  More

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Quang · Santa Ana, CA
education
Over 15 years ago

education  More

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ceros · Santa Ana, CA
SUCKS TO LIVE IN SANTA ANA
Over 15 years ago

I live in Santa Ana in a crappy economy, everyone is out to get everyone. Everyone is screwing everyone to get business. There are no jobs, most of people in the mid  More

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