2025 Compare Cities Education:
Morrisville, NC vs Santa Clara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clara spends 58.4% more per student than Morrisville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.9% higher in Santa Clara than in Morrisville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clara had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Morrisville
 Morrisville, NCSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Morrisville    4 Reviews

i stayed with a friend for two years... i am planning on moving there myself..such a nice place.. i am from Ny..i am going back to "Morrisville North Carolina"!!!  More

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Right in the heart of the Triangle in NC. Housing is nice. The community is nice. Very safe place to live  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been living in Morrisville for close to a year now and we absolutely love this nice little town! The parks and aquatics+fitness center are nicely maintained. The  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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