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Santa Monica, CA vs Atascadero, CA

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Highlights
- Atascadero spends 8.7% less per student than Santa Monica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Atascadero than in Santa Monica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Atascadero had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CAAtascadero, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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Reviews for Atascadero    8 Reviews

Moved up here 20 years ago from coastal Southern California and we love it. Home prices are high, and wages do not keep pace, but that’s a problem for all of California.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Have lived on the Central Coast of California for many years, and the area is wonderful with a moderate Med climate and laid back lifestyle. Unfortunately as I near  More

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We moved to Atascadero in 2006 and at that time it was nice, low crime rate. Lots of places to eat and go out. BUT today 2015 is a lot different. The homeless have  More

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