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Santa Monica, CA vs Potomac, MD

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Highlights
- Potomac spends 13.2% more per student than Santa Monica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.6% lower in Potomac than in Santa Monica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Potomac had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CAPotomac, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.5%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 Potomac    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Spring and Fall can be quite glorious when the leaves turn or the tulips pop out and the humidity is lower. Winter, while it has some splendid "snow days," goes on much  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Potomac area in Montgomery County, Maryland, has the best of everything. High schools rated in the top 5 in the State, easy access to the Nation's Capitol,  More

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