2026 Compare Cities Education:
Northampton, MA vs Santa Ana, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Ana spends 28.6% less per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 112.0% higher in Santa Ana than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Ana had 32.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MASanta Ana, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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Reviews for Santa Ana    15 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Suit Co is a family owned business dedicated to bringing you the best and most fashionable suits in the industry. Our company philosophy is to combine quality fabric  More

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Over 16 years ago

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I live in Santa Ana in a crappy economy, everyone is out to get everyone. Everyone is screwing everyone to get business. There are no jobs, most of people in the mid  More

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