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Cary, NC vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 45.0% more per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.8% higher in Santa Rosa than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary

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 Cary, NCSanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,618$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531$13,921$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,316$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1120.8216.23
 Students per Librarian829142404573
 Students per Counselor300399530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%6.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.6%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%23.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.5%34.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.3%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.9%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 7 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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ZIPS IN CARY, NORTH CAROLINA
27519 27513 27511 27518
ZIPS IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA
95403 95407 95404 95401 95409 95405

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