2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Monica, CA vs Sun Valley, ID

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Highlights
- Sun Valley spends 1.5% less per student than Santa Monica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.5% lower in Sun Valley than in Santa Monica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Valley had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CASun Valley, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Sun Valley    5 Reviews

Young people living in Sun Valley, unless they have a trust fund can expect to have a difficult time here. The average age seems to be approx 78. Any business that is  More

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Absolutely beautiful. Nice people. Amazing skiing...all types of recreation for anyone and everyone. Summer temperatures are perfect. It's sunny more than 250 days  More

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Over 19 years ago

Winters are long, and summers can be short!!! The physcial beauty of the area is unbeatable,  More

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