2026 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Cruz, CA vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg spends 12.1% less per student than Santa Cruz.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.3% lower in Harrisonburg than in Santa Cruz. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 12.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  More

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