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Centennial, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 9.7% more per student than Centennial.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% higher in Santa Barbara than in Centennial. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Centennial

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 Centennial, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,228$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,429$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,402$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.6821.0116.23
 Students per Librarian1776123874573
 Students per Counselor353539530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.3%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.1%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.3%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.8%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%3.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Centennial    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

All the schools are excellent. We have both Littleton Public Schools and Cherry Creek Schools. Top Notch - College Prep - Commitment to  More

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The Centennial/Aurora area (zip code 80015) has great schools (Cherry Creek School District), attractive homes, family oriented neighborhoods, and is an easy commute To  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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ZIPS IN CENTENNIAL, COLORADO
80015 80112 80122 80121
ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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