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Columbia, CA vs Carpinteria, CA

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- Carpinteria spends 18.9% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Carpinteria than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carpinteria had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, CACarpinteria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,803  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Columbia    1 Reviews
Kenneth · Sonora, CA
Historic Township
Over 18 years ago

Nice state park with lots of gold mining  More

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Reviews for Carpinteria    2 Reviews
steve · Carpinteria, CA
great place
Over 14 years ago

Only trouble is, there's no place to go that's better.  More

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Scott · Carpinteria, CA
Cost of Living
Over 19 years ago

Cost of living in my area is very high, but especially  More

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