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Boulder, CO vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 4.3% more per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% higher in Santa Rosa than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COSanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor213  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.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   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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