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Madera, CA vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 1.7% less per student than Madera.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% lower in Santa Maria than in Madera. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madera
 Madera, CASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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