2025 Compare Cities Education:
Goleta, CA vs Chatham, IL

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Highlights
- Chatham spends 6.8% less per student than Goleta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% lower in Chatham than in Goleta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chatham had 11.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Goleta
 Goleta, CAChatham, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,046$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12614573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Chatham    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Over all very good. Usually just a few severe storms and two or three heavy snow falls (8in). Seldomly snows be for Christmas. Most of the severe weather happens just  More

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