2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Clarita, CA vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 8.7% less per student than Santa Clarita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Bend than in Santa Clarita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clarita
 Santa Clarita, CABend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Clarita    56 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It’s called awesome Town for a reason! Great schools, great People and climate! It’s a treasure!   More

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Wonderful community! Beautiful paseo paths throughout great for bike riding, roller skating, scooters, walks and jogs. Great weather, 30 minutes from the beach, lots  More

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My husband and I moved into our first home in 1989 - just as the Valencia Mall broke ground. I still miss the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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