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Santa Monica, CA vs Lake Los Angeles, CA

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- Lake Los Angeles spends 0.0% less per student than Santa Monica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Lake Los Angeles than in Santa Monica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Los Angeles had 22.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CALake Los Angeles, 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.  Unlock15.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Lake Los Angeles    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

“Lake Los Angeles” is a horse property community with lot sizes from .5 acres to 1.25 acres. This is a small community built on 4000 acres surrounded by many miles of  More

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Over 17 years ago

There are very few jobs in this area. I am willing to bet 90% of the people here are forced to commute. My daily commute is 2 hours and 15 minutes each way. Also the  More

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