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Eagle, ID vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 80.0% more per student than Eagle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% higher in Santa Barbara than in Eagle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Eagle
 Eagle, IDSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Eagle    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

So you want to move to Eagle? First thing to know is that early politicians had no clue about planning so the layout is horrible. There really is no town “center” save  More

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Over 9 years ago

Eagle is a nice area but completely inflated home prices for what you get. While maybe the prices seem like a steal if you're moving from expensive cities, it's  More

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There appears to be an error in the data presenting the average annual snowfall for Eagle, ID. I have checked several sources, and it appears there is usually a total  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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