2024 Compare Cities Education:
Orem, UT vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica spends 77.2% more per student than Orem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% lower in Santa Monica than in Orem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Orem
 Orem, UTSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,835$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,859$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.4321.8616.23
 Students per Librarian329365654573
 Students per Counselor556380530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.0%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%12.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.1%67.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.9%17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%7.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Orem    12 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great city, great people, and amazing opportunities.  More

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Over 2 years ago

I would like to take a second and give some compliments were compliments are deserved. There is often so little time to simple recognize the good that people do. In a  More

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The closeness to the mountains, many parks and trails make this place such a beautiful area to be in. The people are so friendly. The food options are so diverse and  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

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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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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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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