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Newport Beach, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 10.3% more per student than Newport Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% lower in Santa Rosa than in Newport Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 12.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newport Beach
 Newport Beach, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Newport Beach    21 Reviews

I've lived here since late 2014. It's pretty on the outside and ugly on the inside. The people are hyper conservative, aggressively competitive. It's all about money and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I love calling Newport Beach my home. Every time I return from travel, I can feel the stress leave my body the minute I see the Ocean. I sell real estate in Newport  More

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Over 10 years ago

I currently reside on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, Ca. I grew up in Newport on the peninsula point near the wedge. I still visit the wedge but going to that area in  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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