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Cedar Rapids, IA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 4.8% more per student than Cedar Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.6% higher in Santa Rosa than in Cedar Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Rapids
 Cedar Rapids, IASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,730  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 4 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  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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