2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Cruz, CA vs Brentwood, TN

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Highlights
- Brentwood spends 18.3% less per student than Santa Cruz.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% lower in Brentwood than in Santa Cruz. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brentwood had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CABrentwood, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,371$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3994573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Brentwood    12 Reviews

Brentwood 10 years ago was amazing! But over development, traffic, and road widening projects have killed some of the joy and this town has lost it's small town, quiet,  More

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Over 8 years ago

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I am one of a very small group that grew up here in Brentwood. I have travelled all over and there is really not another place quite like here. I know I could be a bit  More

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