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Bonita Springs, FL vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 44.7% more per student than Bonita Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Santa Maria than in Bonita Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 29.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bonita Springs
 Bonita Springs, FLSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,527  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor557  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bonita Springs    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We moved to Bonita Springs in January 2021 and have been here about seven months. Overall, the city is clean and the people are friendly. We like the shopping options at  More

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Pure bologna. It is a fantastic area. We moved here full time in 2018 and this town is amazing. You are part of a metro of close to 1,000,000 population and yet have the  More

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Over 14 years ago

The corner of nowhere - you have to drive the same two or three roads to get anywhere, so you are stuck with the same places to go  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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