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Corpus Christi, TX vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Long Beach spends 33.8% more per student than Corpus Christi.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.8% higher in Long Beach than in Corpus Christi. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Long Beach had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Corpus Christi
 Corpus Christi, TXLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,087  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Corpus Christi    57 Reviews

I grew up here and come visit all the time.Some say roads are bad but they have been redoing most all major roads ,now they are working on residential streets.Some say  More

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I grew up in Corpus Christi and still return occasionally. Corpus Christi is probably the most underrated city in Texas. Probably because it is not the picture of a  More

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Over 7 years ago

Corpus Christi is a small city on the shores of Texas with a very nice bayfront. The winters are cloudy bringing much cooler air. The summer months are brutally hot  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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