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Silver Firs, WA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica spends 1.6% less per student than Silver Firs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% higher in Santa Monica than in Silver Firs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Firs
 Silver Firs, WASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
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I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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