2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Monica, CA vs Gardena, CA

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- Gardena spends 0.0% less per student than Santa Monica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Gardena than in Santa Monica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gardena had 14.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CAGardena, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Gardena    6 Reviews

As an alumni of Maria Regina, I am extremely proud that I had the wonderful opportunity to send my children here. The quality of the Christian-Catholic education they  More

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1. Crime. Gardena is a relatively low income city and attracts a lot neighboring losers. You have to watch your surroundings at all times. One woman was severely  More

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My husband has a job opportunity in Gardena. We're considering leaving Seattle for the first time in our lives and moving to LA. We love our home and neighborhood, but  More

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