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Las Vegas, NV vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Long Beach spends 52.1% more per student than Las Vegas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Long Beach than in Las Vegas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Long Beach had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Vegas
 Las Vegas, NVLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,498  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Las Vegas    346 Reviews

Shows the worst of American behavior and values. Right up there with New Orleans. But there is a bright side. Liberals flock there. Please  More

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I went to Vegas to visit, and didn’t want to leave. Vegas had something for everyone, from the down and out, to the well to do, and everybody gets alone, because nobody  More

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Everything is available here from filipino cuisines to japanese shops to Winco's to themed cafes. However, the city is a little high in crime. Any side of the east side  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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