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

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- Santa Monica spends 5.3% less per student than Mountain View.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Santa Monica than in Mountain View. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain View
 Mountain View, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Mountain View    15 Reviews
Jimi · Milpitas, CA
Perfect
Over 5 years ago

It’s  More

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Kathy · Mountain View, CA
Great place to live and work
Over 9 years ago

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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JASON · Mountain View, CA
City of Mountain View
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 Monica    24 Reviews
Renee · Santa Monica, CA
My comp of Okc vs SM differs from stars shown here
Over 4 years ago

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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Cynthia · Santa Monica, CA
Best investment I've made.
Over 4 years ago

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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John · Santa Monica, CA
Stay away. This place is dangerous.
Over 6 years ago

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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