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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bay City, OR vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz spends 21.7% less per student than Bay City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.9% higher in Santa Cruz than in Bay City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 9.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bay City
 Bay City, ORSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,078  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor252  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Bay City    2 Reviews
Nadeem · Bay City, OR
Small and Affordable Town for Retired People
Over 16 years ago

Housing is cheap and there is no sales  More

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Mohammad · Bay City, OR
It is the best!
Over 18 years ago

If you want to live at the coast near Tillamook then Bay City is the best option. Its closer to shopping but away from the smell and it gets the most sun in this  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews
NC · Boise City, ID
Some love it, others not so much
Over 5 years ago

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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Kimberly · Santa Cruz, CA
Small Town, Big City
Over 5 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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Holly · Live Oak, CA
Santa Cruz is my Heart Home in so many ways
Over 6 years ago

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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