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Santa Maria, CA vs Friday Harbor, WA

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- Friday Harbor spends 16.2% more per student than Santa Maria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% lower in Friday Harbor than in Santa Maria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friday Harbor had 51.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CAFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,407$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17704573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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