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Santa Rosa, CA vs Issaquah, WA

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Highlights
- Issaquah spends 19.1% more per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Issaquah than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Issaquah had 14.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CAIssaquah, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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