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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madras, OR vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz spends 3.7% more per student than Madras.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.2% higher in Santa Cruz than in Madras. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 17.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madras
 Madras, ORSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,638  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Madras    2 Reviews
Jewel · Madras, OR
curious about my community economy
Over 18 years ago

I am taking some college classes for business management and one of my assingments was to find out about the ecomony,legal and social issues surrounding opening a new  More

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Bill D. · Woodbury, TN
Where I would preferr to live
Over 19 years ago

While I do not live in Madras, Oregon it would be the one place that I would preferr to live. I visited my brother, who lives there, about two years ago. I expected to  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews
NC · Boise City, ID
Some love it, others not so much
Over 5 years ago

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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Kimberly · Santa Cruz, CA
Small Town, Big City
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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Holly · Live Oak, CA
Santa Cruz is my Heart Home in so many ways
Over 6 years ago

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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