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Gig Harbor, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 9.0% less per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% higher in Santa Barbara than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor

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 Gig Harbor, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,363$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,966$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6821.0116.23
 Students per Librarian1139123874573
 Students per Counselor441539530
 Grade School Educ.0.6%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.8%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.4%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.3%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.7%3.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  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 SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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