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Paradise town (Butte County), CA vs Lompoc, CA

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- Lompoc spends 8.4% more per student than Paradise town (Butte County).
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% higher in Lompoc than in Paradise town (Butte County). (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 20.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paradise town (Butte County)
 Paradise town (Butte County), CALompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,014  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Paradise Town (Butte County)    13 Reviews

The town of Paradise pretty much does not exist anymore. The Camp Fire of November 2018 razed and blazed it to the ground. There are very few structures left standing.  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2014 to get away from Silicon Valley, the traffic, the pollution, and the politics. I've read many comments bemoaning the fact that we like  More

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Over 11 years ago

Paradise may NOT be all it's name implies, but I still love it. Yes it gets hot here in the summer, but we get snow in the winter most years and the years we don't get  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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