2026 Compare Cities Education:
Goleta, CA vs Port Arthur, TX

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- Port Arthur spends 24.0% less per student than Goleta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.0% lower in Port Arthur than in Goleta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Arthur had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Goleta
 Goleta, CAPort Arthur, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,857$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8794573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Port Arthur    9 Reviews

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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Over 11 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Over 12 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  More

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