2025 Compare Cities Education:
McLean, VA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 4.1% less per student than McLean.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.0% higher in Santa Rosa than in McLean. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 12.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McLean
 McLean, VASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.84.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree15.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Mclean    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

McLean has superb QOL - inside the Beltway, rural feeling, easy commute to DC via nat'l parkway, influential  More

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Over 17 years ago

There are definitely four seasons here; but, the winters tend to be short and the summers  More

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Over 18 years ago

Very expensive housing here. We could never afford to buy  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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