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Delta, CO vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica spends 43.9% more per student than Delta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.5% higher in Santa Monica than in Delta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 11.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Delta
 Delta, COSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,941  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor266  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Delta    10 Reviews

35 year resident....While I find the reviews constructive, I'm a bit confused and rumoured by the, "nothing to do" crowd. Me thinks some would go to New York City,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived in numerous cities and states big cities as well as small communities but Delta by far is the worst No I'm not looking for a parade everyday and monkeys  More

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Over 10 years ago

Delta is a lovely farming community. People are nice and there is a wonderful state of the art community center (BHRC) that has excellent health and fitness equipment.   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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