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Pensacola, FL vs Lompoc, CA

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- Lompoc spends 56.0% more per student than Pensacola.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.2% higher in Lompoc than in Pensacola. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 20.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pensacola
 Pensacola, FLLompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,326  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  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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