2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mountain View, CA vs Santa Maria, CA

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- Santa Maria spends 9.2% less per student than Mountain View.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Santa Maria than in Mountain View. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 33.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain View
 Mountain View, CASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  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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