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Oceanside, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 3.0% more per student than Oceanside.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Santa Rosa than in Oceanside. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oceanside
 Oceanside, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Oceanside    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in here since 1988, left in 1995 and came back in 2005. I will always love Oceanside. You have to come check it out. It has changed so drastically and there  More

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Over 7 years ago

from oceanside ca love the city always love the beach life u can't get anywhere else yes... it has been cleaned up and welcomes people from all over . I miss my  More

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Moved to O'Side Nov 1988 (Lived there from 78 thru 79 prior to moving back in 88). 78-1979 was a Fun, Good, Relaxing Time to Live in O'Side- Low Crime Rate, Low  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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