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Smith River, CA vs La Verne, CA

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- La Verne spends 24.9% more per student than Smith River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in La Verne than in Smith River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Verne had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Smith River
 Smith River, CALa Verne, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,103  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Smith River    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Drove into 'metro' Smith River four days ago and the population sign said 2021! Way different number than 866? When did Sperling's Best Places get the  More

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Reviews for La Verne    9 Reviews

I found a lot of the people to be racist and fake. I moved my business out since the city hall people is very stuck up. I didn't like my office neighbors, i didn't like  More

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Over 7 years ago

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La Verne is probably the cleanest city I have ever been to. Beautiful clean streets, all kinds of shops ,restaurants, and beautiful real estate. This small city is  More

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