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Los Alamos, CA vs Santee, CA

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- Santee spends 2.1% less per student than Los Alamos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Santee than in Los Alamos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santee had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Alamos
 Los Alamos, CASantee, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Los Alamos    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

This town sucks.The people are snobby.The cost of living is high.Very busy town with lots of semis driving through town going very fast.I do not recommend moving here.I  More

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Over 12 years ago

This town sucks.The people are snobby.The cost of living is high.Very busy town with lots of semis driving through town going very fast.I do not recommend moving here.I  More

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Over 12 years ago

I hate this town.I do not recommend moving here.Cost of Living is very high and not worth it.I can hardly wait to  More

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Reviews for Santee    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Santee for 36 years and the changes have been extensive. Traffic has been, and still is, a big problem. However, that's a problem in most CA towns and  More

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Over 13 years ago

San Diego in general is a very expensive place to live. Santee is less so but compared to the rest of the country we are way over  More

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Over 17 years ago

Santee has a great quality of life,low crime, good schools(some of the best schools east county has to offer), fairly short commute time, as it is fairly well central in  More

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