2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fresno, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 6.0% more per student than Fresno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% higher in Santa Cruz than in Fresno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 21.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fresno
 Fresno, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  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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