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2026 Compare Cities Education:
Long Beach, NY vs Lakewood, CA

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- Lakewood spends 44.4% less per student than Long Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 81.3% higher in Lakewood than in Long Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Long Beach
 Long Beach, NYLakewood, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Long Beach    2 Reviews
katherine · Long Beach, NY
the city by the sea
Over 19 years ago

Long Beach is one of two cities located on Long Island, New York. It is on a barrier island on the south shore of Long Island.We enjoy this calm fun location while at  More

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Roxane · Long Beach, NY
Big Plus and a Couple of Minuses
Over 21 years ago

I moved here from CA 6 years ago and love it here. It is a barrier island which is a part of Long Island off the Atlantic coast, so it is all beach coastline with a  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews
Robert · Lakewood, CA
Sports Town
Over 13 years ago

Lakewood has a great sport  More

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Debbie · Lakewood, CA
Great City
Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Lakewood for 23 1/2 yrs and absolutely love "my" city. It is a good sized city with a small town feel. We have many beautiful parks available, great  More

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alexander · Lakewood, CA
my personal penion
Over 17 years ago

climat is one of the  More

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