2025 Compare Cities Education:
Burlington, NC vs Santa Ana, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Ana spends 53.7% more per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.8% higher in Santa Ana than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Ana had 24.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, NCSanta Ana, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We live on the edge of Burlington. We are retired. It is 1.5 hours from the Mountains and 2 hrs from the beach. The neighbors are very friendly. There are things to do  More

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Reviews for Santa Ana    15 Reviews

Over 7 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 15 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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