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Bainbridge Island, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara spends 5.5% less per student than Bainbridge Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% higher in Santa Barbara than in Bainbridge Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bainbridge Island
 Bainbridge Island, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Bainbridge Island    2 Reviews

Summers here are gorgeous; 80 and sunny, cool overnight. Winter is mild, but wet wet wet...moss grows everywhere. It still beats a Chicago winter, but you better not  More

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Unless you're just a tourist who wants to dink around the quaint little town of Winslow, you're going to need a car. Or a bike. But you certainly can't rely on the  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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