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Walnut Creek, CA vs Lompoc, CA

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Highlights
- Lompoc spends 10.0% more per student than Walnut Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% lower in Lompoc than in Walnut Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 24.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Walnut Creek
 Walnut Creek, CALompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  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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