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Selma, CA vs Lakewood, CA

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Highlights
- Lakewood spends 12.9% more per student than Selma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% higher in Lakewood than in Selma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 23.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Selma
 Selma, CALakewood, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Lakewood has a great sport  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Lakewood for 23 1/2 yrs and absolutely love "my" city. It is a good sized city with a small town feel. We have many beautiful parks available, great  More

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Over 17 years ago

climat is one of the  More

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