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Hermosa Beach, CA vs Placentia, CA

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- Placentia spends 12.3% less per student than Hermosa Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Placentia than in Hermosa Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placentia had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hermosa Beach
 Hermosa Beach, CAPlacentia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Hermosa Beach    9 Reviews
Flavia · Manhattan Beach, CA
Hermosa Beach is a fantastic beach town resort
Over 9 years ago

Homes for sale in this beautiful city are in the $1million + range and go up to $16 million for a home on The Strand. So much good to say about Hermosa Beach. Please  More

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ccjr1000 · North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful place to live
Over 12 years ago

Wonderful place to live for mild weather, entertainment, and clean  More

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Cherryl · Hermosa Beach, CA
Wonderful quality of life here
Over 13 years ago

The weather is perfect, the people are very kind, there is virtually no crime, so many things to do no matter what your interests, everyone is fit and active, great  More

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Reviews for Placentia    6 Reviews
Ken · Melbourne, FL
CORRUPT - blocks critical comments on Facebook.
Over 4 years ago

I lived in that city for almost 10 years and recently found out that both their city government and their police force are blocking people from leaving bad reviews of  More

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Jerry · Placentia, CA
Living in Placentia
Over 14 years ago

PLACENTIA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. BEEN HERE SINCE 1980. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS, PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES AROUND FOR EMPLOYMENT. NEARBY--GOLF  More

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Bp · Placentia, CA
Cheap Housing
Over 15 years ago

If you rent, Placentia's not bad. I haven't noticed too much crime but there are quite a few reasonable apartments. Being close to a California State School has its  More

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