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Santa Monica, CA vs Greenwood, IN

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Highlights
- Greenwood spends 26.1% less per student than Santa Monica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.6% lower in Greenwood than in Santa Monica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenwood had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CAGreenwood, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,885$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,366$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Greenwood    8 Reviews

I have lived in Greenwood 23 of my 35 years. Both as a child and as an adult with children. Recently my husband & I relocated to York, PA.... a city of a similar size.  More

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Greenwood has a mall, a bunch of fast food joints and tons of right-wing, Trump loving 'necks' to fill them. I often have to remind myself that this is technically the  More

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Nice long Spring and Fall seasons. Beautiful fall colors. Summers can be rather hot and humid, but never miserable like those I have experienced in Texas and  More

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