2026 Compare Cities Education:
Muncie, IN vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 30.0% more per student than Muncie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.1% higher in Santa Cruz than in Muncie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muncie
 Muncie, INSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,659  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor820  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 13 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 13 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

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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Over 6 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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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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