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Clearwater, FL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 43.7% more per student than Clearwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.2% higher in Santa Barbara than in Clearwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clearwater
 Clearwater, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Clearwater    23 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here all my life and it is still an amazing place to call home. Rural is long gone, but there are plentiful places to get away from the glitz and glamour that  More

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Just moved here 2 months ago. My utility bill was $160. Water usage was only $31 but the charge for sewer based on the water usage was $42. I was also charged $17.85  More

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I've resided in Clearwater for 30 odd years (no pun intended). It does have it's good and bad. We are an attractive city wrapped around an amazing piece of waterfront.  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 5 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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