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Santa Rosa, CA vs Desert Hot Springs, CA

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- Desert Hot Springs spends 9.2% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in Desert Hot Springs than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Desert Hot Springs had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa

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 Santa Rosa, CADesert Hot Springs, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,850$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921$12,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,508$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.8223.3616.23
 Students per Librarian14240249534573
 Students per Counselor399526530
 Grade School Educ.8.1%11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%10.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%77.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%22.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.0%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%14.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.0%1.5%

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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 Desert Hot Springs    9 Reviews

lived here 13 years and leaving as soon as possible. crime rate high but getting better. much improved place since 2008. if you buy a house choose the neighborhood and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love the winters but the summers are too difficult for me. Hot and super windy. However I love the serenity, beautiful mountains, hot springs, and location close to  More

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I am 29 years old and have lived in this city nearly my entire life. When my family moved to this town, there were less than 12,000 people. I've watched it grow a lot.  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA
95403 95407 95404 95401 95409 95405
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92240

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