2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carmichael, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 10.6% more per student than Carmichael.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% lower in Santa Rosa than in Carmichael. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmichael
 Carmichael, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Carmichael    10 Reviews

We lived in Sacramento since 1978, and in Carmichael since 2019. We’re very happy here. Carmichael is one of the nicer suburbs of Sacramento. The part of Carmichael that  More

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Hello I am moving to california. I would like to stay in the northern area. I am moving from minnesota. I cant stand the weather here. I am looking for be able to raise  More

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Hi Barabara I read your take on Carmichael and am glad to see it is a nice town, I'm wondering what areas I should avoid living in? I may be moving there soon and I  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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