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Folly Beach, SC vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 11.8% less per student than Folly Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.7% higher in Santa Maria than in Folly Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 35.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Folly Beach
 Folly Beach, SCSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Folly Beach    3 Reviews

I resided in this very overrated village for a year. With the exception of the one local down village pizza place, the best food is from the gas station'shot dog roller  More

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If you're looking for a place that's not uppity or country club-ish, Folly Beach is THE place to be. It is home to some of the nicest most down to earth people  More

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If you're looking for a beautiful place to go without any pretense or country club attitude, Folly Beach is the place to go. The people there are the nicest most down  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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