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Santa Monica, CA vs Fillmore, CA

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Highlights
- Fillmore spends 18.2% less per student than Santa Monica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Fillmore than in Santa Monica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fillmore had 14.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CAFillmore, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Fillmore    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Small, quiet, but only 20 minutes in any direction to large cities. Houses are beautiful, especially those near the river bed! I’ve never seen it over flow, even in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Fillmore is a great little town. Big enough to do all your shopping here from groceries to building supplies. Bigger needed items can be found 25 min from Fillmore in  More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved to Fillmore with my family when I was 13 and after college I moved back there for a couple of years with my husband. So, here's the good, the bad, and the ugly  More

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