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Charlottesville, VA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 1.1% less per student than Charlottesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 67.1% higher in Santa Cruz than in Charlottesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlottesville

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 Charlottesville, VASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,539$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,584$13,552$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,935$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.0721.8416.23
 Students per Librarian49962714573
 Students per Counselor243473530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%19.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.1%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.0%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.4%18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.0%4.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree7.4%5.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Charlottesville    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Charlottesville, Albemarle County for 25 years. It USED to be a decent place but in the past 10 years has gone downhill. Rent is TOO high, landlords are  More

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Over 3 years ago

Loved here for 7 years, lots of parks and close proximity to Shenandoah, but that’s where the positives end. High cost of living with extreme income inequality,  More

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Over 3 years ago

Charlottesville resident for 7 years. Plenty of parks, the Rivanna River and trail, and a short drive to Shenandoah National Park means plenty of opportunities for  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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ZIPS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
22903 22901 22902
ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064

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