2024 Compare Cities Education:
Sonora, CA vs Santa Clarita, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clarita spends 24.0% more per student than Sonora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% higher in Santa Clarita than in Sonora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clarita had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sonora
 Sonora, CASanta Clarita, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,052$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,803$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,808$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.9621.8616.23
 Students per Librarian065654573
 Students per Counselor721380530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.9%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.9%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%37.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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Reviews for Santa Clarita    56 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It’s called awesome Town for a reason! Great schools, great People and climate! It’s a treasure!   More

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Wonderful community! Beautiful paseo paths throughout great for bike riding, roller skating, scooters, walks and jogs. Great weather, 30 minutes from the beach, lots  More

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My husband and I moved into our first home in 1989 - just as the Valencia Mall broke ground. I still miss the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic  More

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