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Hesperia, CA vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 13.8% more per student than Hesperia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% lower in Santa Maria than in Hesperia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 20.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hesperia
 Hesperia, CASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Hesperia    4 Reviews

I’ve lived here on and off, most of my life. Grew up up in Hesperia, left for college and now am raising my kids here to be close to family. While the weather is nice  More

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Over 8 years ago

I love Hesperia is very peaceful I move to Hesperia because I was tired of the city traffic, noise and just the running around and having no time for anything. If you  More

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I've lived in Hesperia for 1 year and moved from Riverside (down the hill). Big mistake. Since then, I've needed emergency services at the hospital. My health  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 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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