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Santa Maria, CA vs Redmond, WA

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Highlights
- Redmond spends 20.1% more per student than Santa Maria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Redmond than in Santa Maria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redmond had 56.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CARedmond, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Redmond    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Redmond is a traffic pit and not appealing to the eye. The city council have turned the city over to developers. My friends stopped coming to visit because there is no  More

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Over 7 years ago

Endless trails and parks, perfect for outdoor activities. Moved in couple of years ago with www.youthemover.com  More

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Over 10 years ago

We highly recommend Redmond and the whole Eastside of Seattle. It is further from Puget Sound and the ferries, but the quality of life is so great. The Pacific NW is  More

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