2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Rosa, CA vs Chapel Hill, NC

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Highlights
- Chapel Hill spends 7.7% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.1% lower in Chapel Hill than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chapel Hill had 13.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CAChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.7%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 Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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