2025 Compare Cities Education:
Moses Lake, WA vs Santa Clara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clara spends 15.1% more per student than Moses Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% higher in Santa Clara than in Moses Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clara had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Moses Lake
 Moses Lake, WASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,709  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Moses Lake    10 Reviews

The population stays around the same. Companies come and go, and the overall jobs (I mean professional jobs, not BK or McD's) seem to come and go too. Mitsubishi is only  More

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Over 10 years ago

You are way off on your population for Moses Lake, WA We have been at 21,414, stated officially on the sign as entering Moses Lake, all 2014. Please correct this asap.  More

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Over 13 years ago

I enjoy the dry desert climate and central location to outdoor activities. Even though it is desert we enjoy four seasons. The drawback is the influx of gain related  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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