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Simi Valley, CA vs Lake Havasu City, AZ

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- Lake Havasu City spends 33.8% less per student than Simi Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% lower in Lake Havasu City than in Simi Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Havasu City had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Simi Valley
 Simi Valley, CALake Havasu City, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,443$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,714$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33664573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 15 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 16 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 Lake Havasu City    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

First I want to begin this review by saying I am a young black woman who stopped here for 1 day on her way to California with my husband, who is white. Every  More

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Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately, many on the far-right like to “claim” Lake Havasu City, but that’s going to change very soon as more Dems move in and help to build the economy and add  More

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My wife and I purchased last year for a few reasons: we got tired of the people in California; city living and crime. Not trying to insult anyone just true. As we  More

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