2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dixon, IL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 24.5% less per student than Dixon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.0% higher in Santa Barbara than in Dixon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dixon
 Dixon, ILSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,038  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  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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