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Pinehurst, NC vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 66.7% more per student than Pinehurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.4% higher in Santa Rosa than in Pinehurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pinehurst
 Pinehurst, NCSanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,542  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Pinehurst    3 Reviews

I've lived here all my life, born and raised. This area is and will always be known for golf but we also have a really big horse community. The area is a well know  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have to travel 1 to 2 hours to have anything to do. So if you want to live in a small town and don't mind traveling out of town for good restaurants, ball games, and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pinehurst is a small town that is growing rapidly. It once attracted those that were retiring or vacationing. Void of the bright lights, but plenty to do. People 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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