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Zephyr Cove, NV vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz spends 38.6% more per student than Zephyr Cove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 66.5% higher in Santa Cruz than in Zephyr Cove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Zephyr Cove
 Zephyr Cove, NVSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,750  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
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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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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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