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Montecito, CA vs Atwater, CA

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Highlights
- Atwater spends 14.2% less per student than Montecito.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Atwater than in Montecito. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Atwater had 27.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Montecito
 Montecito, CAAtwater, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.75.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Montecito    1 Reviews

I lived in Montecito for 7 years up-to 2020. Everything is sooo over priced, Contractors rip you off, one contractor tried to charge me $800 just to clean the Windows  More

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Reviews for Atwater    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've lived in Atwater Village for the past 11 years. It's rated one of the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles and I am in complete agreement with that. I've seen it  More

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It went from hellhole to paradise in less than five years. Now, there are more places to shop and eat. What was a boring, open field is now a huge shopping center off of  More

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This is a Little town of about 28,000 people. All ages, mainly Spanish Speaking. There are not very many varities of Resturants, or of Good Quality. The Housing is  More

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