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Galveston, TX vs Westminster, CA

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- Westminster spends 14.9% more per student than Galveston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.5% higher in Westminster than in Galveston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westminster had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Galveston
 Galveston, TXWestminster, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Galveston    11 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Your intro page for Galveston, Texas shows the location as: Location: Southeast Texas, 50 miles inland from the Gulf Coast I'd like to let you know that Galveston (not  More

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Galveston is one of the friendliest, relaxing invigorating places my family and I have visited. My children love this island, and we are considering moving here.  More

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I was born on the island in 1948 and graduated from Ball High in 1966. Growing up on the island was a lot of fun and the island was clean and safe. I have seen the  More

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Reviews for Westminster    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

The weather patterns have been slowly changing over the past three years. Sun burns off the fog in the morning hours from early June through July over past 3 years.   More

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Over 16 years ago

Westminster is a very busy, albeit somewhatsafer area to live. It's nicely located not far from freeways or the beach, has a good mall and plenty of shopping options.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great weather year round. Summers are usually in the high 70s-80s, and occasionally peak in the low 90s. Winters are moderate (70's). You can literally ski, hike  More

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