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Santa Rosa, CA vs Oro Valley, AZ

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- Oro Valley spends 36.2% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% lower in Oro Valley than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 13.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CAOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%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 Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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