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Punxsutawney, PA vs Lompoc, CA

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- Lompoc spends 8.9% less per student than Punxsutawney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 79.7% higher in Lompoc than in Punxsutawney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 18.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Punxsutawney
 Punxsutawney, PALompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,739  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Punxsutawney    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Punxsutawney Pa is a joke, there is absolutely nothing to do here at all for the younger generation. Jobs are all minimum wage (what little jobs it has), if you don't  More

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Over 16 years ago

This town has alot of low income housing . Not your average country side community. Poor location to raise a  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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