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Santa Rosa, CA vs Big Bear Lake, CA

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- Big Bear Lake spends 12.9% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Big Bear Lake than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Big Bear Lake had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CABig Bear Lake, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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Reviews for Big Bear Lake    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

We moved to Big Bear Lake a couple of years ago from Los Angeles because of my husband's job. It is a somewhat pretty city, the lake is mirky and surrounded by trash,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Big Bear Lake, a beautiful setting in a remote mountain community in Southern California. A draw to tourists from the Los Angeles area for skiing, boating, and mountain  More

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In the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California, this little town has almost everything you would want to see and do. In the spring and summer the lake is filled  More

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