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Westwood, NJ vs Lompoc, CA

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- Lompoc spends 32.9% less per student than Westwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 68.8% higher in Lompoc than in Westwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 20.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Westwood
 Westwood, NJLompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Westwood    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

the Pascack Valley region of Bergen County, NJ is THE place to be! It encompasses River Vale, Hillsdale, Westwood, and Emerson with Westwood being the epi-center. I grew  More

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Over 19 years ago

The change of seasons used to be exciting, but now the winters are so dreary. Summer comes and goes so quickly. I always hate to see it end. I just want to live  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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