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Santa Cruz, CA vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Virginia Beach spends 17.1% less per student than Santa Cruz.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.3% lower in Virginia Beach than in Santa Cruz. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6124573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 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 Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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