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Aspen Park, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 25.5% more per student than Aspen Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% higher in Santa Barbara than in Aspen Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 12.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aspen Park
 Aspen Park, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor233  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Aspen Park    3 Reviews

Lived in Conifer, which is Aspen Park, CO (unincorp. JeffCo.) for 20yrs. While I like seclusion, nature, hiking - the descriptions that are present are not currently  More

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Over 12 years ago

hi guys. my friend has moved back to the states from here in the UK annd wants to move somewhere, safe, clean and child friendly and i cant think of a better place than  More

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Moved here 5 years ago. Love the small town community, the mountains, the wildlife.... 7 and 8 months of winter is too long tho. Makes hiking, riding your horse or  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 4 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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