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Santa Rosa, CA vs Yuba City, CA

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Highlights
- Yuba City spends 21.4% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Yuba City than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yuba City had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CAYuba City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,026$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7629004573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Yuba City    15 Reviews

I was born here and lived here on and off. Yuba City and Marysville, the town across from it have become rampid with theft (all kinds from your car potted plants from  More

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Admittedly, if you're looking for hipster cafes, hoppin' dance clubs, and fancy shopping, you're going to be very disappointed. Though, if you're looking for an older  More

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Yuba City has the best shopping near Smartsville where I live. It has most of the big box stores and quite a nice selection of smaller and privately owned stores. I like  More

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