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Inglewood, CA vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 4.2% less per student than Inglewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Santa Maria than in Inglewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 20.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Inglewood
 Inglewood, CASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Inglewood    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Well, I just found out my credit card account # was stolen. Where? You guessed it! INGLEWOOD! Thieves went to Chili's for a $100 meal, then tried a go at Cold Stone Ice  More

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Over 11 years ago

After surviving here 2 years, I'm out. Call me a "food snob" if you will, but I buy only healthy foods, I must shop Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, or Westchester. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

the thing about that makes inglewood so great is the commuinty && the schools , there healthy and its not hard to learn , they have great eduction .  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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