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Yakima, WA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa spends 3.1% more per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% higher in Santa Rosa than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Rosa had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima
 Yakima, WASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor432  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 9 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  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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