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Bishop, CA vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 14.5% more per student than Bishop.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% higher in Santa Maria than in Bishop. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 35.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bishop
 Bishop, CASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,810  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor807  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bishop    4 Reviews

Beautiful surroundings, but it’s a small town and if they don’t like you, they will be exclusionary. A lot of passive aggressiveness and suppressed anger, especially  More

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Over 9 years ago

It's amazing that HIGH CRIME rate 1-10 Bishop 72 The property crime 1-100 Bishop 72. Do they release ex-cons to that city from the nearby  More

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Over 11 years ago

Housing prices are rising. not much available I am considering. Moving out of  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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