2025 Compare Cities Education:
Goleta, CA vs East Los Angeles, CA

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- East Los Angeles spends 4.3% more per student than Goleta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in East Los Angeles than in Goleta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Los Angeles had 37.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Goleta
 Goleta, CAEast Los Angeles, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock54.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 East Los Angeles    2 Reviews

If anyone hasn't been to the Inglewood area of Los Angeles, they have missed out on the opportunity of a lifetime! I love this place. Crime is almost non-existent, day  More

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Over 17 years ago

in east los angeles we are close to downtown arts,culture,and good eats in los angeles in general we are only miles away from the beach,moutains,or hot  More

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