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Santa Rosa, CA vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 41.4% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% lower in New Bern than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CANew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%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.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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