2025 Compare Cities Education:
Charlotte, NC vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 32.5% more per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.6% higher in Santa Barbara than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte
 Charlotte, NCSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  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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