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Hamilton, MT vs Lompoc, CA

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Highlights
- Lompoc spends 30.0% more per student than Hamilton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.0% higher in Lompoc than in Hamilton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 21.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hamilton
 Hamilton, MTLompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,789  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor267  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Hamilton    5 Reviews

If you are looking for a great place for family, privacy, views, recreation and the BEST GOLF in the state of Montana, look no further than the Stock Farm Club in  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hamilton indeed is a beautiful place but many of the people here are bigoted toward outsiders AND there is a serious drug problem in Hamilton. Third worst drug problem  More

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Over 17 years ago

Serious crime is so low that a lot of people don't even lock their cars or  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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