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Windsor, CO vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 29.8% more per student than Windsor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% higher in Santa Maria than in Windsor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 36.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Windsor
 Windsor, COSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,749  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor258  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Windsor    10 Reviews

All of the good reviews on this site were written 5-10 years ago when the town was still nice. Our city officials have allowed uncontrolled growth with no respect for  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for about seven years, which is much too long to be suffering in a place like this. It has all the conservative features of Greeley but none of its  More

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Over 11 years ago

The town of Windsor is still horrid. I grew up and went K-10th in Windsor in the 70's and 80's and graduated in Loveland. Nothing has changed with Windsor since then  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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