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Palm Coast, FL vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 61.6% more per student than Palm Coast.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% higher in Santa Rosa than in Palm Coast. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Coast
 Palm Coast, FLSanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor525  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Palm Coast    34 Reviews

I actually debated writing a review, when places like Palm Coast are discovered it becomes over populated. That said, it’s selfish to keep it a secret, some people need  More

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Over 7 years ago

Not really a review but a question. My husband and I will be moving to the Palm Coast area soon. Work from home and need to find a 2 bed house/townhouse to rent  More

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Over 8 years ago

Palm Coast is in between Daytona and St Aug --- both of which are much better cities than Palm Coast. This town is your typical retail FL town, with a small stretch of  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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