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Gatesville, TX vs Lompoc, CA

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- Lompoc spends 51.5% more per student than Gatesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.4% higher in Lompoc than in Gatesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gatesville
 Gatesville, TXLompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,533  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Gatesville    3 Reviews

Gatesville is a quiet, quaint town that fell off a Norman Rockwell painting at first glance but look harder and the scene is a bit different. The homes are dreadfully  More

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Over 14 years ago

I just got back from visiting Missouri for 4 days. Anyone moving in needs to know about the weather here at night it got down to the low 90's mid80's and into the 100s  More

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Over 19 years ago

We enjoy the honesty and friendliness of the  More

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Reviews for Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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