2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mountain View, CA vs Westminster, CA

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- Westminster spends 17.0% less per student than Mountain View.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% higher in Westminster than in Mountain View. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westminster had 16.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain View
 Mountain View, CAWestminster, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Westminster    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

The weather patterns have been slowly changing over the past three years. Sun burns off the fog in the morning hours from early June through July over past 3 years.   More

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Over 16 years ago

Westminster is a very busy, albeit somewhatsafer area to live. It's nicely located not far from freeways or the beach, has a good mall and plenty of shopping options.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great weather year round. Summers are usually in the high 70s-80s, and occasionally peak in the low 90s. Winters are moderate (70's). You can literally ski, hike  More

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