2025 Compare Cities Education:
Somerville, MA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 30.5% less per student than Somerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 82.2% higher in Santa Cruz than in Somerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Somerville
 Somerville, MASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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