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Shelton, WA vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 3.8% less per student than Shelton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Santa Maria than in Shelton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 23.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelton
 Shelton, WASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 7 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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