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Bryan, TX vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica spends 52.2% more per student than Bryan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.5% higher in Santa Monica than in Bryan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 14.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bryan
 Bryan, TXSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,103  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor410  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Bryan    15 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I am a native of Bryan-College Station. This town has come a long ways. For the greater good this is a college town thats unique and continues to grow. There's good  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived here for nearly twenty years and hated every minute of it. It is very conservative and intolerant and the crime is rising every year. The weather is  More

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I got a good laugh from this item. About This place sucks, TAMU Bryan Tx, etc. Did you not do some research before you came to this Aggieland. I sure hope by now you  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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