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Battle Ground, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 12.5% less per student than Battle Ground.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% higher in Santa Barbara than in Battle Ground. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Battle Ground
 Battle Ground, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Battle Ground    6 Reviews

I've lived here about 3 years. I was looking for a slower pace of life after retiring, which Battle Ground has. The first 2 years I lived here I would have given it 5  More

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Over 4 years ago

Live in Battle Ground now for 16 years and love it. Out in the country it is awesome, plenty of things to do close. Stores, shopping all in town. Close to everything.  More

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Battle Ground is a great place to live. It has all the necessary amenities one looks for in a city without the overcrowding. There's plenty of places for the kids to  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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