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Whittier, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 3.3% less per student than Whittier.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% lower in Santa Rosa than in Whittier. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Whittier

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 Whittier, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$13,921$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8620.8216.23
 Students per Librarian6565142404573
 Students per Counselor380399530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%6.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%23.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%34.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Whittier    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Whittier for over 15 years.Whittier is a great place to live. The City Council has spent millions on street improvements especially on the entrances to  More

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The EWCSD has some really good schools. Management needs some work, but great, caring  More

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I have been a parent at St Gregory for almost 5 years now, I am extremely pleased, the teachers have gone above and beyond to educate our children to the fullest to  More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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ZIPS IN WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA
90601 90602 90603
ZIPS IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA
95403 95407 95404 95401 95409 95405

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