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Santa Barbara, CA vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 13.2% less per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Indianapolis than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara

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 Santa Barbara, CAIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,705$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158$11,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,862$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.0117.7116.23
 Students per Librarian123879314573
 Students per Counselor539613530
 Grade School Educ.7.2%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.0%86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.2%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%32.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.6%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%1.2%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109
ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total

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