2025 Compare Cities Education:
Astoria, OR vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 46.0% less per student than Astoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.9% higher in Santa Barbara than in Astoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Astoria
 Astoria, ORSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor244  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Astoria    7 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 9 months now. First, what I like: This place is absolutely beautiful, very close to nature, with great beaches, waterfalls, forests, and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Astoria, OR for over 5 years and have also visited this town for my entire 60 years. There is no better place in the US to live. My house has the best  More

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Over 14 years ago

I went there to visit during June of 2011. I can tell you that Astoria is a very nice town. Its very green with tall trees on hills and grass very green compare to where  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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