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San Francisco, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica spends 17.1% less per student than San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% higher in Santa Monica than in San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Francisco
 San Francisco, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,279  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  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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