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Mountain Home, ID vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 110.2% more per student than Mountain Home.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% higher in Santa Rosa than in Mountain Home. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain Home
 Mountain Home, IDSanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,506  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain Home    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The cost of living is low in Idaho, even though the taxes are high. We definitley have 4 seasons, cold in winter and hot in  More

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I was stationed at the base in the late 60s. I am sure many things have changed. Don't remember much so can anyone tell me about bugs (mosquitoes), wind, heat, cold  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have lived here since 1991 and love it... the wind can be brutal in the spring, summers are hot and dry, and the winters can be cold and snowy and we love it... Cost  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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