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Upland, CA vs Lompoc, CA

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Highlights
- Lompoc spends 13.8% more per student than Upland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% lower in Lompoc than in Upland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 18.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Upland
 Upland, CALompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Upland    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great city except during the summer months where it is getting increasingly  More

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I grew up in Upland at the tail end of the Citrus Industry. That's what basically defines the town. Greed corrupted things when City Council members in the 50's took  More

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Why I Think the Quality of Life is Good Here I have lived in this town since I was a little girl in the 60's, and have grown up here. Now 47, and never moved out  More

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Reviews for Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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