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Santee, CA vs Tyler, TX

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Highlights
- Tyler spends 20.8% less per student than Santee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.2% lower in Tyler than in Santee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tyler had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santee
 Santee, CATyler, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,824$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6244573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Tyler    29 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Upon reading numerous reviews on living in Tyler TX, after I and my family moved here!!!! I really wish I had read before leaving my home state to come here. Most of the  More

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My husband and I moved to a cabin in the woods just outside Tyler in 2007, so we've been here almost 15 years. Pros that other reviewers haven't mentioned: 1. very  More

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Over 4 years ago

Great place to live if you have your crap together. Lots of professionals and families. Great parks, weather, restaurants, churches, and schools. If you like big  More

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