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El Dorado Hills, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara spends 42.9% more per student than El Dorado Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% lower in Santa Barbara than in El Dorado Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Dorado Hills
 El Dorado Hills, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for El Dorado Hills    8 Reviews

I just moved up here from the bay area and I cannot believe the differences in many ways: The first is the air quality - we can breathe! My son has severe asthma and  More

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Over 10 years ago

El Dorado Hills is a nice place to live and there are a lot of Neo-Rich folks here if you like that kind of crowd. But be warned if you are a parent with high school  More

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El Dorado Hills has outstanding public schools. Definitely a great reason to live in this Sacramento Metro Area  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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