2024 Compare Cities Education:
Dunedin, FL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 43.7% more per student than Dunedin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.2% higher in Santa Barbara than in Dunedin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dunedin
 Dunedin, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,625$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,090$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8921.0116.23
 Students per Librarian821123874573
 Students per Counselor404539530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.7%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.3%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.5%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Dunedin    16 Reviews

This city is beautiful, but the people here are just a little bit, rude and snobby and too judgmental for my taste!!! If you are a young, single person that catches  More

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Don't get me wrong, this place is very beautiful. But people are a little too judge mental that live here. I would catch the Trolley at their bus stops in their  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived here for many years, but tourism ruined the area. What used to be a quaint little postcard town is now a WAY overpopulated tourist trap. The town has gotten rid  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 3 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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