2025 Compare Cities Education:
Redmond, WA vs Santa Clara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clara spends 8.3% less per student than Redmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% higher in Santa Clara than in Redmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clara had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Redmond
 Redmond, WASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Redmond    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Redmond is a traffic pit and not appealing to the eye. The city council have turned the city over to developers. My friends stopped coming to visit because there is no  More

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Over 7 years ago

Endless trails and parks, perfect for outdoor activities. Moved in couple of years ago with www.youthemover.com  More

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Over 10 years ago

We highly recommend Redmond and the whole Eastside of Seattle. It is further from Puget Sound and the ferries, but the quality of life is so great. The Pacific NW is  More

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Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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