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Miami, FL vs Santa Maria, CA

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- Santa Maria spends 41.1% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% higher in Santa Maria than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 21.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 7 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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