| | Santa Rosa town (Cameron County), TX | Petaluma, CA | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,799 | $16,850 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,459 | $13,921 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,639 | $8,508 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.42 | 20.82 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 519 | 14240 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 278 | 399 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 13.6% | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 18.7% | 4.8% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 67.7% | 90.5% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 14.4% | 24.2% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.1% | 9.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 7.7% | 40.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 3.2% | 9.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% |