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Binghamton, NY vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 40.4% less per student than Binghamton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.1% higher in Santa Cruz than in Binghamton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 11.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Binghamton
 Binghamton, NYSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,458  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Binghamton    29 Reviews

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Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 5 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  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 6 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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