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Issaquah, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 16.8% less per student than Issaquah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% higher in Santa Barbara than in Issaquah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Issaquah
 Issaquah, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  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 4 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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