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Great Falls, VA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 6.9% less per student than Great Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.5% higher in Santa Cruz than in Great Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Falls
 Great Falls, VASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Great Falls    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Close to Washington, DC (so you get the benefits of a major metropolitan area), yet maintains a semi-rural character. No multi-family housing. Excellent school system.  More

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Over 18 years ago

We actually live in a small part of Great Falls that is located in Loudoun County, but this comment actually applies to the bulk of the area in Northern Virginia.   More

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Over 19 years ago

It takes way too much money out here for anyone who is just starting or trying to get a foothold in the working world. You cannot afford to live anywhere without having  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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