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Greenville, SC vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 38.8% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.2% higher in Santa Maria than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 32.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, SCSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 4 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 7 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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