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Santa Paula, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica spends 22.3% more per student than Santa Paula.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Santa Monica than in Santa Paula. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 46.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Paula
 Santa Paula, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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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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