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Santa Rosa, CA vs Winston-Salem, NC

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- Winston-Salem spends 37.5% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% lower in Winston-Salem than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Winston-Salem had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CAWinston-Salem, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,533$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,505$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5164573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Winston-Salem    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank,  More

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I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years)  More

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