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Santa Cruz, CA vs Fort Pierce, FL

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- Fort Pierce spends 31.7% less per student than Santa Cruz.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Fort Pierce than in Santa Cruz. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Pierce had 17.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,181$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,827$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Fort Pierce    4 Reviews
George · Fort Pierce, FL
Beautiful Seaside Community
Over 9 years ago

Fort Pierce has both beautiful pristine Atlantic Ocean Beaches and Indian River Lagoon state of the art marinas. The two are linked by the best ocean inlet in the state  More

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Terry · Fort Pierce, FL
Friday after Five
Over 18 years ago

Entertainment is  More

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angel · Fort Pierce, FL
Awful!
Over 18 years ago

I moved here from Ohio nearly three years ago. It was fun at first...fishing,the beach and the winter weather was nice. But, after the honeymoon was over, I began to see  More

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