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Spokane, WA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 7.3% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.0% higher in Santa Cruz than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  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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