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Santa Cruz, CA vs Corte Madera, CA

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- Corte Madera spends 29.0% more per student than Santa Cruz.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% lower in Corte Madera than in Santa Cruz. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Corte Madera had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CACorte Madera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews
NC · Boise City, ID
Some love it, others not so much
Over 5 years ago

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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Kimberly · Santa Cruz, CA
Small Town, Big City
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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Holly · Live Oak, CA
Santa Cruz is my Heart Home in so many ways
Over 6 years ago

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 Corte Madera    3 Reviews
Bonnie · Corte Madera, CA
Not a place for renters
Over 9 years ago

Close to the freeway, so easy commute. Beautiful bike/hiking trails and view of Mt Tam. But $4000/mo for a 3 bdrm apartment is a little  More

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Bp · Houston, TX
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Over 13 years ago

Great  More

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raegen · Corte Madera, CA
Corte Madera
Over 19 years ago

Corte Madera has the convenience of shopping and urban lifestyle combined with nature wonderful weather hiking trails bike paths that make the quality of living there  More

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