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Grand Rapids, MI vs Santa Paula, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Paula spends 2.8% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.3% higher in Santa Paula than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Paula had 27.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MISanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor681  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock64.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Reviews for Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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