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Ferndale, WA vs Santa Ana, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Ana spends 11.2% less per student than Ferndale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.7% higher in Santa Ana than in Ferndale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Ana had 33.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ferndale
 Ferndale, WASanta Ana, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ferndale    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Ferndale is expensive. Its a great place, next to the ocean, safe, close to local Bellingham nightlife, lots of scenery and parks but it's just too unaffordable. I'm a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Our property taxes went up 45% this year. Guess we shouldn't have weeded the yard or mowed the lawn! Gas prices are 40 cents per gallon higher than the national  More

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Reviews for Santa Ana    15 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Suit Co is a family owned business dedicated to bringing you the best and most fashionable suits in the industry. Our company philosophy is to combine quality fabric  More

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Over 15 years ago

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I live in Santa Ana in a crappy economy, everyone is out to get everyone. Everyone is screwing everyone to get business. There are no jobs, most of people in the mid  More

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