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Santa Rosa, CA vs Royal Oak, MI

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- Royal Oak spends 9.9% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% lower in Royal Oak than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Royal Oak had 12.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CARoyal Oak, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.7%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 Royal Oak    20 Reviews

Whoever put crime and urban decay as cons for Royal Oak has never been to Royal Oak. It is a very stable and safe suburb with a lot to do and access to many job  More

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Over 14 years ago

Michigan willturn around as soon as they break the bonds with the car companies.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Fun growing  More

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