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Montecito, CA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 20.1% more per student than Montecito.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Seattle than in Montecito. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Montecito

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 Montecito, CASeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,705$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,862$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.0118.5316.23
 Students per Librarian123879894573
 Students per Counselor539455530
 Grade School Educ.0.5%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.3%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%13.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.2%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.75.6%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.5%19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.5%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.0%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Montecito    1 Reviews

I lived in Montecito for 7 years up-to 2020. Everything is sooo over priced, Contractors rip you off, one contractor tried to charge me $800 just to clean the Windows  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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ZIPS IN MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA
93108
ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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