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Escondido, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 2.1% more per student than Escondido.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Santa Barbara than in Escondido. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 10.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Escondido

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 Escondido, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,358$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,084$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6521.0116.23
 Students per Librarian18744123874573
 Students per Counselor513539530
 Grade School Educ.13.6%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.4%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%3.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 8 years ago

Good cost of  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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ZIPS IN ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA
92027 92025 92026 92029
ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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