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Oregon City, OR vs Santa Maria, CA

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- Santa Maria spends 10.8% less per student than Oregon City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Santa Maria than in Oregon City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 33.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oregon City
 Oregon City, ORSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Oregon City    1 Reviews
Bill · Oregon City, OR
Climate
Over 14 years ago

Usually mild. Occasional hard winters. A lot of rainy  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews
C · Orcutt, CA
Orcutt Instead
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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Kimberly · Santa Maria, CA
Santa Maria Can't Be Defined
Over 16 years ago

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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SARA  · Santa Maria, CA
Unpredictable weather with no extremes.
Over 16 years ago

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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