2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Maria, CA vs Pacifica, CA

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Highlights
- Pacifica spends 20.2% more per student than Santa Maria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% lower in Pacifica than in Santa Maria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pacifica had 53.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 13 years ago

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