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Eugene, OR vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 12.3% more per student than Eugene.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% higher in Santa Cruz than in Eugene. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Eugene

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 Eugene, ORSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,566$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107$13,552$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,947$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.9421.8416.23
 Students per Librarian77662714573
 Students per Counselor406473530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.7%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%19.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.0%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.8%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.3%18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%4.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.4%5.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Eugene    89 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

It’s cold and rainy and cloudy most of the year on June it rained and was cloudy every day except 3. The weather is mostly cloudy even if it’s not raining. If you want  More

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Over 2 years ago

Moved here from Austin, Texas about three years ago. I've lived in the Bay Area, California, San Diego, Los Angeles and various towns in Central Texas (Georgetown,  More

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Eugene has its warts, just like any other city. But in my view, the good things far outweigh the bad aspects. What I like the best is the location, right on the  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 4 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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ZIPS IN EUGENE, OREGON
97402 97405 97401 97404 97408 97403
ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064

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