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Sacramento, CA vs Long Beach, WA

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Highlights
- Long Beach spends 35.9% more per student than Sacramento.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.4% lower in Long Beach than in Sacramento. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Long Beach had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sacramento
 Sacramento, CALong Beach, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,704$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,604$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock43854573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    1 Reviews

Long Beach WA is the highest rated place to live in WA, OR, CA, Idaho, Utah. San Diego is having its annual burn out of wildfires. Residents of San Diego who don't  More

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