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Pflugerville, TX vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz spends 17.3% less per student than Pflugerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.3% higher in Santa Cruz than in Pflugerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pflugerville
 Pflugerville, TXSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Pflugerville    3 Reviews

Well never say "never". Guess where I live? Pflugerville. The neighborhood was quite, the house was large 2400 sq. feet and it had a pretty good size back yard for the  More

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I've lived here in Pflugerville, TX for over six years now. The property taxes are high and the 'town' is little more than a bedroom community with traffic lights and  More

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Over 20 years ago

The City of Pflugerville is a wonderful place to raise a family. The schools are excellent, the city amenities are tremendous with the parks, hike and bike trails and  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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