2024 Compare Cities Education:
Amarillo, TX vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 38.2% more per student than Amarillo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.8% higher in Santa Barbara than in Amarillo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Amarillo
 Amarillo, TXSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,088$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,403$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,864$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7521.0116.23
 Students per Librarian584123874573
 Students per Counselor358539530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.5%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Amarillo    31 Reviews

I was originally from here, left for a number of years, and ended up back for a short time due to life circumstances. I have really tried to make the most of my time  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Amarillo when I was five and left at 34, the best thing I ever did. Sadly, I came back to help care for my aging grandmother, and as soon as I can, i am  More

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Over 5 years ago

Amarillo is not a good place to live. For me it was like living in Hell. I lived there for 50 years. I graduated Canyon High. raised two kids. went through a divorce  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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