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Santa Rosa, CA vs Prior Lake, MN

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Highlights
- Prior Lake spends 0.3% more per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Prior Lake than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prior Lake had 13.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa

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 Santa Rosa, CAPrior Lake, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,850$16,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921$11,057$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,508$7,322$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.8218.2216.23
 Students per Librarian142408334573
 Students per Counselor399770530
 Grade School Educ.8.1%0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%20.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.0%13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%50.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.2%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 Prior Lake    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Prior Lake is an amazing place to raise a family and to live. The city puts a lot of money into community events that are almost always free or of low cost. From the  More

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Over 14 years ago

A beautiful, quiet, friendly community built around a lovely good sized lake. Prior Lake is only a short drive away from many fun and exciting cultural, sporting,  More

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We actually live in Credit River Township, but our mailing address is Prior Lake. Our real estate taxes help pay for the schools in Prior Lake, but, in Credit River  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA
95403 95407 95404 95401 95409 95405
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