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Santa Rosa, CA vs Clearwater, FL

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Highlights
- Clearwater spends 31.0% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% lower in Clearwater than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clearwater had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CAClearwater, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%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.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Clearwater    23 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here all my life and it is still an amazing place to call home. Rural is long gone, but there are plentiful places to get away from the glitz and glamour that  More

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Just moved here 2 months ago. My utility bill was $160. Water usage was only $31 but the charge for sewer based on the water usage was $42. I was also charged $17.85  More

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I've resided in Clearwater for 30 odd years (no pun intended). It does have it's good and bad. We are an attractive city wrapped around an amazing piece of waterfront.  More

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