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Santa Maria, CA vs Ukiah, CA

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Highlights
- Ukiah spends 3.9% less per student than Santa Maria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Ukiah than in Santa Maria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ukiah had 31.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CAUkiah, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,048$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,002$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock640904573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Ukiah    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Well from reading the reviews one would not live here. I think that's a ruse because I'm going on 9 years in the town and I love it. Now if your from the South then your  More

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If you are reading this, then do not buy into what some AI robotic paragraph of text says from Google. Here it is from a real person, a real ex-citizen. If you  More

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I am a transplant from Los Angeles/OC and have lived here for 6 years. Thankfully I do not live in the city of Ukiah. I live in the east hills and am in my 40s trying to  More

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