2024 Compare Cities Education:
Altadena, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 4.2% less per student than Altadena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Santa Barbara than in Altadena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Altadena
 Altadena, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8621.0116.23
 Students per Librarian6565123874573
 Students per Counselor380539530
 Grade School Educ.5.7%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.9%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.7%3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Altadena    1 Reviews

I live just above the 1500 foot elevation at the edge of the San Gabriel Mountains in the L.A. suburb of Altadena--just above Pasadena. We're above the low morning fog  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 3 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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