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Norfolk, VA vs Oceano, CA

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Highlights
- Oceano spends 23.3% more per student than Norfolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.7% higher in Oceano than in Norfolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oceano had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Norfolk
 Norfolk, VAOceano, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor316  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Norfolk    41 Reviews

I've lived in Norfolk for most of my life, and I love it here. I love the maker scene, and the new breweries. The arts scene, especially the theater side is always  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Norfolk VA for 11 months and,I cant wait to leave.It is full of crime ,homeless and undeveloped city.Public transportation is terrible and its wet and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in Norfolk, and lived in Norfolk and Virginia Beach until my early 20s. Here are 10 things that are 100% true about Norfolk you may have heard before: 1) It's  More

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Reviews for Oceano    3 Reviews

Oceano is an underrated gem if you ask me. Like other coastal parts of central and southern California the weather and scenery is terrific. Unlike a lot of the  More

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I've lived here for a year and I love it. The weather is great, the beach is 10 minutes away, Great American Melodrama is in Oceano with good fun theater. The part I  More

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Over 15 years ago

oceano is a realy ugly place to live in besides having no side walks, realy bad ugly weather, and no point of existing, they have a little gang that calls them selfs  More

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