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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
 Santa Rosa, CADesert Hot Springs, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 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 5 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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