2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Maria, CA vs Woodbridge, VA

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Highlights
- Woodbridge spends 14.2% less per student than Santa Maria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% lower in Woodbridge than in Santa Maria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Woodbridge had 31.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CAWoodbridge, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,340$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,845$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Woodbridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

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Over 10 years ago

Adding more and more housing and stores raising cost of living and making it very cramped including  More

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Over 11 years ago

If moving to the area, you should know that "Northern Virginia" is not really Virginia; it is suburban Washington D.C. Woodbridge is not a real city in the sense that  More

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