2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dakota Dunes, SD vs Hawthorne, CA

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Highlights
- Hawthorne spends 8.7% less per student than Dakota Dunes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% lower in Hawthorne than in Dakota Dunes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hawthorne had 14.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dakota Dunes
 Hawthorne, SDUnited States, CA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
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Reviews for Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

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Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

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Over 18 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  More

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