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Tucson, AZ vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica spends 62.0% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.2% higher in Santa Monica than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  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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