2025 Compare Cities Education:
Long Beach, NY vs San Diego, CA

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Highlights
- San Diego spends 47.8% less per student than Long Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 87.8% higher in San Diego than in Long Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Diego had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Long Beach
 Long Beach, NYSan Diego, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for Long Beach    2 Reviews

Over 18 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 San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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