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Tustin, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 7.1% more per student than Tustin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% lower in Santa Cruz than in Tustin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 8.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tustin

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 Tustin, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,277$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911$13,552$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,037$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.2121.8416.23
 Students per Librarian1638362714573
 Students per Counselor595473530
 Grade School Educ.6.6%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%19.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.0%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.5%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.8%18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%4.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%5.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Tustin    8 Reviews

There's no excitement in Tustin. Totally sleepy hollow place. Good  More

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I grew up in Tustin. The major pro is it has a small town feel with access to many choices of shops and restaurants. Don't let these negative Nancys fool you the  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a great area for road cycling. Many streets have bike lanes, there are off-road bike paths going down to the beach, and the weather is great most of the year.   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 4 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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ZIPS IN TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA
92780 92782
ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064

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