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Edina, MN vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 13.4% less per student than Edina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.7% higher in Santa Barbara than in Edina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edina
 Edina, MNSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Edina    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Born and raised in Minnesota, moved to GA 2.5 years ago. Georgia is a wonderful place, but I miss Minnesota, family and friends so very much. Moving back,as soon as our  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love this place, but it is unbelievably expensive...it is clost to downtown Mpls and st.paul. great neighbourhood and nice  More

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Over 18 years ago

This city works. It snows and before you know it, the road is cleared and salted. The school district is top rated. Lots and lots of parks. Kids are active in  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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