2026 Compare Cities Education:
Alcoa, TN vs Santa Ana, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Ana spends 39.1% more per student than Alcoa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.2% higher in Santa Ana than in Alcoa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Ana had 29.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alcoa
 Alcoa, TNSanta Ana, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor516  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Alcoa    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Lived here for 1 year. Also lived in Illinois, Georgia, NJ and Pennsylvania. This place is devoid of culture. Hill people everywhere. Am 55 years old and have never  More

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Reviews for Santa Ana    15 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Suit Co is a family owned business dedicated to bringing you the best and most fashionable suits in the industry. Our company philosophy is to combine quality fabric  More

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Over 16 years ago

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I live in Santa Ana in a crappy economy, everyone is out to get everyone. Everyone is screwing everyone to get business. There are no jobs, most of people in the mid  More

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