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Ocean Shores, WA vs Santa Paula, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Paula spends 14.3% less per student than Ocean Shores.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.0% higher in Santa Paula than in Ocean Shores. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Paula had 28.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ocean Shores
 Ocean Shores, WASanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock64.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 10 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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Reviews for Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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