2026 Compare Cities Education:
Long Beach, NY vs Los Angeles, CA

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Highlights
- Los Angeles spends 44.4% less per student than Long Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 81.3% higher in Los Angeles than in Long Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Angeles had 18.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Long Beach
 Long Beach, NYLos Angeles, 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.  Unlock13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Long Beach    2 Reviews

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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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 Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 5 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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