2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Clara, CA vs Iowa, LA

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Highlights
- Iowa spends 19.3% less per student than Santa Clara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% lower in Iowa than in Santa Clara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Iowa had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clara
 Santa Clara, CAIowa, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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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Reviews for Iowa    2 Reviews

Sweet little quiet town. Great place to relax and spend quality time with your loved ones. Not far from the Gulf of Mexico or the Texas border! Excellent place for a  More

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Over 5 years ago

Lived here 4 years 15 minutes from downtown Lake Charles .Quiet little town, right off  More

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