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Rancho Santa Fe, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica spends 6.5% more per student than Rancho Santa Fe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% lower in Santa Monica than in Rancho Santa Fe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rancho Santa Fe
 Rancho Santa Fe, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Rancho Santa Fe    1 Reviews
jeff · Rancho Santa Fe, CA
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Over 13 years ago

very expensive and housing values  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews
Renee · Santa Monica, CA
My comp of Okc vs SM differs from stars shown here
Over 4 years ago

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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Cynthia · Santa Monica, CA
Best investment I've made.
Over 4 years ago

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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John · Santa Monica, CA
Stay away. This place is dangerous.
Over 6 years ago

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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