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Tekoa, WA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz spends 19.7% less per student than Tekoa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.5% higher in Santa Cruz than in Tekoa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tekoa

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 Tekoa, WASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,380$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,872$13,552$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,397$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9121.8416.23
 Students per Librarian463862714573
 Students per Counselor262473530
 Grade School Educ.0.7%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.1%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%19.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.5%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%4.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%5.5%1.5%

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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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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 TEKOA, WASHINGTON
99033
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95060 95064

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