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Santa Rosa, CA vs Morro Bay, CA

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- Morro Bay spends 5.6% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in Morro Bay than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Morro Bay had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CAMorro Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Morro Bay    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Morro Bay is mostly a small,quiet,working fishing and retirement community.It is located approximately 12 miles north of San Luis Obispo,Ca.The weather here is mild most  More

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Beautiful area, right on the ocean, cool huge rock in the water. I love the small, walkable community and the farmers market is awesome. The temperature is always  More

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