2024 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Junction, CO vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 8.1% more per student than Grand Junction.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.9% higher in Santa Cruz than in Grand Junction. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Junction
 Grand Junction, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,132$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,210$13,552$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,929$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3121.8416.23
 Students per Librarian66962714573
 Students per Counselor250473530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.2%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%19.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%4.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  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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