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Burlington, VT vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 27.5% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.6% higher in Santa Cruz than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, VTSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  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 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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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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