2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Cruz, CA vs Medford, OR

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Highlights
- Medford spends 11.3% less per student than Santa Cruz.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Medford than in Santa Cruz. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAMedford, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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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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 Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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