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Santa Maria, CA vs Laguna Woods, CA

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- Laguna Woods spends 8.5% less per student than Santa Maria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Laguna Woods than in Santa Maria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laguna Woods had 56.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CALaguna Woods, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 Laguna Woods    3 Reviews

I.ve lived in Laguna Woods Village since 2020 and I like it. There is a sense of tranquility here and community with my neighbors. The best part of it is that there's a  More

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Over 8 years ago

I live here now and its my 3 rd home. Bigger 3 bedroom to a smaller1 bedroom and now a 2 bedroom. Its a great safe quiet and extremely well planned city...beautiful  More

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Over 17 years ago

The city of Laguna Woods is primarily a gated over 55 senior community that was formerly Leisure World. It is a very well run community with many activities including a  More

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