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California City, CA vs Lawrence, KS

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Highlights
- Lawrence spends 12.6% less per student than California City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.2% lower in Lawrence than in California City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawrence had 24.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to California City
 California City, CALawrence, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,289$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,995$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for California City    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My husband and I moved here in Nov 2014 from San Bernardino and we moved here for one reason, we got an enormous house with lots of land and no neighbors for $64,200. No  More

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California City, CA is a wonderful diverse community that is ever growing, in population and home values. Living here over many months and researching here over 4  More

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Over 9 years ago

Living in Cal City 5+ years I can say this: There are nicer areas than others and I lucked out. My street is quiet, have had no problems and neighbors are nice. There  More

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Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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