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Santa Rosa, CA vs Port Ludlow, WA

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- Port Ludlow spends 3.7% more per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% lower in Port Ludlow than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Ludlow had 16.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CAPort Ludlow, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,479$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8754573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Port Ludlow    5 Reviews

We spent five years looking within a 90 drive from Seattle. We retired in PL two years ago. I have lived in Asia, up and down the East Coast of the US and in CA. We  More

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love Port Ludlow! It is the best. however, master plan community is primarily retirees that are discretionary buyers and live in denial of the reality of our current  More

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No place is perfect, in fact very few are. But if we want the most drinkable water, cleanest air, and beautiful view. Stand back, this could be the place for you. We  More

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