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Santa Rosa, CA vs Lynnwood, WA

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Highlights
- Lynnwood spends 5.2% more per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% lower in Lynnwood than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lynnwood had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CALynnwood, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Lynnwood    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

It rains a lot here. If you can handle the rain, the "3" months of summer is  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lynnwood is a small city of approximately 34,000 people located in South Snohomish County. It's a 20 minute ride to downtown Seattle from here. Many residents work in  More

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Over 17 years ago

This winter was/is one of the coldest and longest since my return to Washington state a few years ago. I also lived here in the late 80's/early 90's, and our recent  More

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