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Chester, PA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 24.5% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.1% higher in Santa Rosa than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, PASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Chester    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SMALL TOWN, THE TRANSPORTATION IS CONVENIENT FOR ALL MODES OR LINKS TO ALL AREAS OUTSIDE THE  More

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The people are the problem in Chester PA. Probably 97% of the poplulation abuses drugs. Many of the people that live there aide the drug dealers because they grew up  More

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25% of the population living below the poverty line, at times the drop out rate from the high school has been 50% (which explains why 25% of adults over 18 don't have a  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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