2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newcastle, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 8.7% more per student than Newcastle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Santa Rosa than in Newcastle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newcastle
 Newcastle, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Newcastle    3 Reviews

I’ve lived here for six years, and it’s been an interesting experience to say the least. If you’re liberal, don’t expect many people to outwardly share the same  More

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Over 8 years ago

We settled in Newcastle countryside 16 years ago, and it's been a really beautiful place to live. My only complaint is that it is often hot in the summer from July to  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved here on August 22, 2012 and I have to say it is one of the most magnificent ecosystems I have ever seen. While the cost of living here is higher than the  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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