2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Cruz, CA vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 39.6% less per student than Santa Cruz.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% lower in New Bern than in Santa Cruz. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CANew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 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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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 New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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