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Yuba City, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 23.5% more per student than Yuba City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% higher in Santa Cruz than in Yuba City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 21.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yuba City

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 Yuba City, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,246$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,814$13,552$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,026$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.1521.8416.23
 Students per Librarian76290062714573
 Students per Counselor486473530
 Grade School Educ.11.5%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.78.8%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%19.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.0%18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%4.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%5.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Yuba City    15 Reviews

I was born here and lived here on and off. Yuba City and Marysville, the town across from it have become rampid with theft (all kinds from your car potted plants from  More

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Admittedly, if you're looking for hipster cafes, hoppin' dance clubs, and fancy shopping, you're going to be very disappointed. Though, if you're looking for an older  More

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Yuba City has the best shopping near Smartsville where I live. It has most of the big box stores and quite a nice selection of smaller and privately owned stores. I like  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 YUBA CITY, CALIFORNIA
95991 95993
ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064

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