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Santee, CA vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 29.0% less per student than Santee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.2% lower in Durham than in Santee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santee
 Santee, CADurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Santee    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Santee for 36 years and the changes have been extensive. Traffic has been, and still is, a big problem. However, that's a problem in most CA towns and  More

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Over 13 years ago

San Diego in general is a very expensive place to live. Santee is less so but compared to the rest of the country we are way over  More

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Over 17 years ago

Santee has a great quality of life,low crime, good schools(some of the best schools east county has to offer), fairly short commute time, as it is fairly well central in  More

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Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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