2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Clarita, CA vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Kalamazoo spends 12.6% less per student than Santa Clarita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% lower in Kalamazoo than in Santa Clarita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clarita
 Santa Clarita, CAKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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