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Simi Valley, CA vs Lompoc, CA

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Highlights
- Lompoc spends 17.2% more per student than Simi Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Lompoc than in Simi Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 19.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Simi Valley
 Simi Valley, CALompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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