2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Maria, CA vs Cedar Hill, TX

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- Cedar Hill spends 21.1% less per student than Santa Maria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% lower in Cedar Hill than in Santa Maria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Hill had 44.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CACedar Hill, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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Reviews for Cedar Hill    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The schools are overcroweded. My daughter's fifth grade class has 30 students in it.   More

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Our family has lived in Cedar Hill for the past 4 years. We enjoy living in a suburb of Dallas where we are within a short driving distance of many attractions in the  More

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Over 17 years ago

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