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Indian Wells, CA vs Pacifica, CA

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Highlights
- Pacifica spends 31.3% more per student than Indian Wells.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Pacifica than in Indian Wells. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pacifica had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Indian Wells
 Indian Wells, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Indian Wells    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

indian wells is one of the great golf centers in america. fabulous weather in the winter months causes it to be crowded-the rest of the year, while it can get hot, is  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am in the process of re-locating from San Diego to Indian Wells. The place is just fantastic: quiet, clean and  More

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Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 14 years ago

near the  More

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