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Pocatello, ID vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 107.0% more per student than Pocatello.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% higher in Santa Barbara than in Pocatello. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pocatello

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 Pocatello, IDSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$8,071$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,478$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,747$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.1821.0116.23
 Students per Librarian883123874573
 Students per Counselor455539530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.2%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%3.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Pocatello    19 Reviews

I’ve read so many positives. I’d be moving as a senior, probably into a senior community. My two questions 1) summer fires. How bad is the smoke, and are there parts of  More

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Over 3 years ago

Love it too  More

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I don't have a review. I actually have some questions. I read about the low cost of living in Pocatello. I am on disability and have an income of 952.00 a month. Is  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 POCATELLO, IDAHO
83201 83204 83209
ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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