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Santee, CA vs Traverse City, MI

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- Traverse City spends 23.3% less per student than Santee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Traverse City than in Santee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Traverse City had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santee
 Santee, CATraverse City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,554$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,361$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31564573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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