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Long Beach, CA vs Davis, CA

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Highlights
- Davis spends 19.8% less per student than Long Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Davis than in Long Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Davis had 20.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Long Beach
 Long Beach, CADavis, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,977$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,130$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock49694573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.3%1.5%
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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Reviews for Davis    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We owned a home in Davis for 10 years. There are so many good things about the town. The downtown area has many unique shops and restaurants. The Arboretum walking trail  More

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Amazing city of diverse culture, food and transportation.  More

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Over 14 years ago

Here's my take on the total of 16 years living in Davis, CA for those contemplating a move here. Kids are generally polite and law abiding. They tend to score well  More

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