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Smith River, CA vs Lompoc, CA

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Highlights
- Lompoc spends 19.8% more per student than Smith River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% lower in Lompoc than in Smith River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 26.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Smith River
 Smith River, CALompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,103  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 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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