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Florence, OR vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 14.7% more per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% higher in Santa Maria than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 30.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ORSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    13 Reviews

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

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I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

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Over 8 years ago

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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