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Quincy, MA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica spends 23.2% less per student than Quincy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.4% higher in Santa Monica than in Quincy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Quincy
 Quincy, MASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,734  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor308  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Quincy    7 Reviews

Where to start? The principal shouts rude things at parents and students and she often lies about phantom school rules. PTO members have quit over this person. Bullying  More

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Over 11 years ago

Quincy is a seaside community and has an approximate population of 90,000 people. Settled by Myles Standish and Captain Wollaston and established as a township in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Not a very bike friendly city but if you are willing to driver there are biking spots north, west and south of here. Lots and lots of Chinese food places but we have  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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