2026 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Cruz, CA vs Dickinson, ND

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Highlights
- Dickinson spends 9.0% less per student than Santa Cruz.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.9% lower in Dickinson than in Santa Cruz. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dickinson had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CADickinson, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,888$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,863$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3504573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 6 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 Dickinson    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived in ND all of my life until my son got married to a gal from MN. I moved to the city in which she lived. Sometimes I regret leaving my family behind to go to  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Dickinson for over 10 years. It is a very conservative town, but the university helps bring in some diversity. I enjoy the open country and the  More

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This is an EXTREMELY religious town (catholic mainly). If you are not interested in religion you will not be welcome in this  More

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