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Sierra Vista, AZ vs Santa Paula, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Paula spends 32.2% more per student than Sierra Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% higher in Santa Paula than in Sierra Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Paula had 31.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sierra Vista
 Sierra Vista, AZSanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,247  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor485  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock64.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 3 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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Reviews for Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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