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Town and Country, MO vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica spends 24.9% more per student than Town and Country.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.0% higher in Santa Monica than in Town and Country. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Town and Country
 Town and Country, MOSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.75.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree14.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Town And Country    1 Reviews

Beautiful, affordable homes. Great schools. The BEST location in the entire St. Louis Metro area. Centrally located with terrific airport access. Arts; sports;  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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