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Goleta, CA vs Augusta, GA

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Highlights
- Augusta spends 25.2% less per student than Goleta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.9% lower in Augusta than in Goleta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Goleta
 Goleta, CAAugusta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,489$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,185$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5844573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  More

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Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 4 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 5 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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