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Berkeley, CA vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 6.1% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Santa Maria than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 35.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 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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