2025 Compare Cities Education:
Long Beach, CA vs West Hartford, CT

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Highlights
- West Hartford spends 43.8% more per student than Long Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.6% lower in West Hartford than in Long Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Hartford had 17.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Long Beach
 Long Beach, CAWest Hartford, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%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 West Hartford    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great restaurants and school system, but can be difficult to meet people, especially as an adult. Winters can be brutal, as in the last 2-3  More

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West Hartford is a great big suburb next to a not-as-great little city. It has a somewhat diverse (at least as far as central Connecticut suburbs go) population, and a  More

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Over 17 years ago

West Hartford is a well maintained community that is safe, attractive, and provides many amenities to the people who live here. Schools are rated among the best in the  More

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