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Santa Rosa, CA vs Gig Harbor, WA

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- Gig Harbor spends 9.0% more per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% lower in Gig Harbor than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gig Harbor had 12.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CAGig Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.7%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 Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  More

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