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Soquel, CA vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Long Beach spends 6.5% more per student than Soquel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Long Beach than in Soquel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Long Beach had 13.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Soquel
 Soquel, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Soquel    2 Reviews

I moved to Soquel at 24 after I graduated UC Santa Cruz. It's a beautiful town wedged right up against the coast line. However, it's too small. Many of the people who  More

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Over 14 years ago

No one knows where it is or how to pronounce it. It as small sleepy town that has a wonderful sense of community. Main street welcomes home it's brave with balloons and  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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