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Aptos, CA vs Salina, KS

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- Salina spends 7.0% more per student than Aptos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.9% lower in Salina than in Aptos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salina had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aptos
 Aptos, CASalina, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,510$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7164573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Aptos    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have owned a home in Aptos for 10 years and cannot thing of anywhere else I would rather live. I have lived in San Diego, Orange County, Half Moon Bay, and other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Well, Aptos is in Santa Cruz County, California. I love the entire county of Santa Cruz. The weather is fantastic. We have both the beautiful Monterey Bay with lots  More

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Over 14 years ago

We've lived in Aptos/Rio Del Mar for many years and it's a very lovely, peaceful village far from the rat race . The views of the ocean are stunning and the shopping in  More

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Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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