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Pueblo, CO vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 59.1% more per student than Pueblo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% higher in Santa Maria than in Pueblo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 30.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pueblo
 Pueblo, COSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,722  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Pueblo    54 Reviews

I retired to Pueblo almost eight years ago and have had no regrets. My primary reason for coming here was that it was one of the cheapest places to live west of the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I was tired of reading all the negative reviews. I moved to Pueblo in 2008 to attend college.I have visited 49 of 50 states and spent extensive time in  More

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I was born and raised in Pueblo, lived here for the first 27 years of my life. This place did not used to be this crappy. It has gone downhill so much. There are  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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