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Coto de Caza, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 9.3% more per student than Coto de Caza.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Santa Barbara than in Coto de Caza. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Coto de Caza
 Coto de Caza, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Coto De Caza    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

we have resided in Coto de Caza since 1989. Over the years we have looked at other cities to live, but always decide that while in Southern California, this is the best  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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