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Prospect, KY vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 7.9% more per student than Prospect.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.4% higher in Santa Rosa than in Prospect. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 14.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prospect
 Prospect, KYSanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,255  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Prospect    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Although housing is more expensive than most other cities in Kentucky, as are the real estate taxes it is worth it for the piece of mind and the great schools. Otherwise  More

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Quick response to what was posted. I would say her post is inaccurate except for the part about taxes. People are friendlier and more laid back than the people up  More

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Everything is relative as the saying goes, but we transplanted here from Germantown, TN (which we loved)to Prospect, KY (suburb of Louisville). We find the people are  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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