2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gold Hill, OR vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz spends 12.8% more per student than Gold Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Santa Cruz than in Gold Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gold Hill
 Gold Hill, ORSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,411  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor907  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Gold Hill    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Rapists on the bridge by the greenway  More

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I first kayaked through Gold Hill 30 years ago and fell in love with the river there. I grew up in Bend, Oregon and the Deschutes river and loved the Deschutes but when  More

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Over 13 years ago

Del Rio Vineyards~is a huge part of the Gold Hill community. As a wine club member, you can enjoy free tastings, discounts on wine and merchandise, as well as, take  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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