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Oro Valley, AZ vs Lompoc, CA

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- Lompoc spends 55.3% more per student than Oro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.1% higher in Lompoc than in Oro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 24.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oro Valley
 Oro Valley, AZLompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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Reviews for Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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