2025 Compare Cities Education:
Philadelphia, PA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 36.7% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.2% higher in Santa Cruz than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  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 5 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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