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Simi Valley, CA vs Duarte, CA

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Highlights
- Duarte spends 22.3% more per student than Simi Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Duarte than in Simi Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Duarte had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Simi Valley
 Simi Valley, CADuarte, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Simi Valley    22 Reviews

I've live in two different neighborhoods since fall of 1996 and depending on the neighborhood you're quality of life experience will vary. The price of housing is such  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Simi Valley for 23 Years. I love it here but due to the cost of living am looking to relocate to another state/City where my money will go further. Simi  More

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Over 17 years ago

simi valley is a very nice place to live within the shadow of the LA metro area. it has low crime and reasonable housing costs with ready access to indoor and outdoor  More

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Reviews for Duarte    5 Reviews

For some reason Duarte gets a bad rap for being gang infested etc. I was born and raised here and I have always felt safe. There are bad apples in every city but Duarte  More

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Over 16 years ago

Been living here for over 40 years and gang members took over, many shootings and crime makes you not want to leave your home. City has 3 police patrol cars and they  More

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Over 19 years ago

We lived in Duarte for around 3 years in the late 90's. It was nice because of the jogging paths and trails for horses. It's a very quiet community, has a few nice  More

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