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Berkeley, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 5.3% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Santa Rosa than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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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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