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Plano, TX vs Lompoc, CA

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Highlights
- Lompoc spends 12.1% more per student than Plano.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.7% higher in Lompoc than in Plano. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 21.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plano
 Plano, TXLompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  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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