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Santa Cruz, CA vs Nipomo, CA

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Highlights
- Nipomo spends 2.8% less per student than Santa Cruz.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Nipomo than in Santa Cruz. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nipomo had 13.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CANipomo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Nipomo    3 Reviews

With a Climate Index Rating Of 84 Mico Coastel Climate. Other reviews are some gen. remakes about some cities in the state which has nothing to do with the Quaint  More

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Nipomo is about 8 miles inland from the coast with a small town atmosphere. Nice climate- usually in the 70's. Wine grapes, farming, horse farms and lovely residential  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nipomo is a small town that blends in to several small towns along the coast North of Santa Barbara. The biggest plus is the constant mild weather year round. The down  More

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