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Los Banos, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica spends 21.6% more per student than Los Banos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% lower in Santa Monica than in Los Banos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 33.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Banos
 Los Banos, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Los Banos    6 Reviews

Everything I think about this town has already been said. And those things unfortunately are more in the negative category. Not too much good to say about this town.   More

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The most attractive part of Los Banos is their proximity to San Jose and relatively low housing prices. However, if you look at it from different angles Los Banos may  More

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Over 7 years ago

Inaccurate facts. The heat in Los Banos is relentless. From May to mid or end of September100 +degrees. I lived there most of my 59 years. It is oppressive. It can go  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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