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Smith River, CA vs Ojai, CA

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Highlights
- Ojai spends 2.2% more per student than Smith River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in Ojai than in Smith River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ojai had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Smith River
 Smith River, CAOjai, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,103  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%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 Ojai    7 Reviews

Ojai has it's social and environmental challenges. It's population can be insular and self-absorbed. I grew up in Palo Alto and lived in Berkeley in the 70's so I can  More

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Over 10 years ago

Yes, Ojai is pretty geographically but there are a lot of run down neighborhoods. There are no "rules" about keeping your house or yard up and therefore lots of people  More

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Over 11 years ago

From my contacts, this place is my idea of how I want to spend my remaining days on  More

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