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Beavercreek, OH vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 17.4% more per student than Beavercreek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Santa Barbara than in Beavercreek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Beavercreek
 Beavercreek, OHSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,777  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor318  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Beavercreek    12 Reviews

native east coast-er; i lived in northern ky for 8 years up to '13, and found the locals quite xenophobic in nature. "what high school did you go to?" made me chuckle.  More

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Essentially, I found this town rather slummy for what's supposedly and upper middle class suburb. The culture here too is dictated by the base since nearly everyone  More

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I have lived in Beavercreek for several years, and the first thing that comes to mind is the fairly new developments and neighborhoods. Beavercreek is mostly a quiet and  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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