2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lander, WY vs Santa Clara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clara spends 24.4% less per student than Lander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 80.2% higher in Santa Clara than in Lander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clara had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lander
 Lander, WYSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,200  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor245  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Lander    10 Reviews

I lived in Florida for 21 years and decided to get a life and moved to Lander, Wyoming. For me, this place is exactly what I’d been wanting. I don’t like the crowds and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lander, WY, is noisy. First responder agencies in town run sirens on almost every call. Multiple tornado sirens around town are used to notify firefighters of fire  More

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Have lived and worked full time here for past 3.5 yrs, in WY for 18. It is a beautiful area to visit for outdoor recreation--hiking, climbing, mtn biking, xc skiing,  More

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Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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