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Santa Rosa, CA vs Las Cruces, NM

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Highlights
- Las Cruces spends 27.0% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% lower in Las Cruces than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa

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 Santa Rosa, CALas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,850$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921$11,055$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,508$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.8215.0516.23
 Students per Librarian1424019124573
 Students per Counselor399468530
 Grade School Educ.8.1%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.0%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%36.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.0%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 1 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 3 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA
95403 95407 95404 95401 95409 95405
ZIPS IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
88001 88011 88005 88012 88007

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