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Yakima, WA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica spends 6.6% more per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% higher in Santa Monica than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Monica had 24.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima

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 Yakima, WASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,346$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,790$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6621.8616.23
 Students per Librarian164865654573
 Students per Counselor432380530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.5%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%12.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%67.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%7.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%4.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 8 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  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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ZIPS IN YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
98902 98908 98901
ZIPS IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
90405 90403 90404 90402 90401

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