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Santa Rosa, CA vs Pinehurst, NC

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Highlights
- Pinehurst spends 40.0% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.4% lower in Pinehurst than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pinehurst had 14.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CAPinehurst, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,107$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6794573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Pinehurst    3 Reviews

I've lived here all my life, born and raised. This area is and will always be known for golf but we also have a really big horse community. The area is a well know  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have to travel 1 to 2 hours to have anything to do. So if you want to live in a small town and don't mind traveling out of town for good restaurants, ball games, and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pinehurst is a small town that is growing rapidly. It once attracted those that were retiring or vacationing. Void of the bright lights, but plenty to do. People of  More

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