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Lancaster, PA vs Oceano, CA

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- Oceano spends 17.3% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.6% higher in Oceano than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oceano had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, PAOceano, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,226  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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Reviews for Oceano    3 Reviews

Oceano is an underrated gem if you ask me. Like other coastal parts of central and southern California the weather and scenery is terrific. Unlike a lot of the  More

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I've lived here for a year and I love it. The weather is great, the beach is 10 minutes away, Great American Melodrama is in Oceano with good fun theater. The part I  More

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Over 15 years ago

oceano is a realy ugly place to live in besides having no side walks, realy bad ugly weather, and no point of existing, they have a little gang that calls them selfs  More

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