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Watertown, SD vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica spends 66.7% more per student than Watertown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.3% higher in Santa Monica than in Watertown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watertown
 Watertown, SDSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  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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