2024 Compare Cities Education:
Basalt, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 6.0% more per student than Basalt.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 64.1% higher in Santa Barbara than in Basalt. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Basalt
 Basalt, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,754$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,336$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.821.0116.23
 Students per Librarian1737123874573
 Students per Counselor167539530
 Grade School Educ.0.0%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.99.1%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.2%3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Basalt    1 Reviews

Great place to live. Housing is pricey, but I wouldn't trade it for Aspen, which is only 17 miles away (and of course much more pricey). Most people in Basalt are full  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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