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Gardnerville, NV vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 38.6% more per student than Gardnerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 66.5% higher in Santa Cruz than in Gardnerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gardnerville
 Gardnerville, NVSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,750  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Gardnerville    7 Reviews

Retired a few years, moved here from California after 2+ years of visiting the area during all 4 seasons. I live right in town. Some observations. Weather- it’s  More

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Was looking for a average priced home in $170 to$200 and a job good luck. High price on their Homes in the area most be made of gold, higher than most homes in  More

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Over 12 years ago

The things i dont like: Dogs biting me. Loud music. Horses, and flies. Long pants, I want to wear shorts but dogs attack me and flies bite me. Dust. I dont like  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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