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Lompoc, CA vs Grand Forks, ND

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Highlights
- Grand Forks spends 1.6% less per student than Lompoc.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.8% lower in Grand Forks than in Lompoc. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 29.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lompoc
 Lompoc, CAGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2574573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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