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Sonora, CA vs Santa Paula, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Paula spends 1.4% more per student than Sonora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% higher in Santa Paula than in Sonora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Paula had 30.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sonora
 Sonora, CASanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,803  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock64.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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Reviews for Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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