2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 10.9% more per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Santa Rosa than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 13.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lafayette    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Living in Lafayette is wonderful, if you can afford it! The rolling hills, the great schools and the climate make this a great place to  More

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Great place to raise kids, nice restaurants and some good stores. A bit sparse on things like theaters etc. Weather in Summer is HOT HOT HOT. Bring sunblock and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Summers are too cool due to marine  More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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