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Watsonville, CA vs Lompoc, CA

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- Lompoc spends 2.1% more per student than Watsonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Lompoc than in Watsonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 15.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watsonville
 Watsonville, CALompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  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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