2025 Compare Cities Education:
Key Largo, FL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 20.1% less per student than Key Largo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.7% higher in Santa Barbara than in Key Largo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Key Largo
 Key Largo, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,706  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor354  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Key Largo    3 Reviews

Home for Sale 1012 Dove Road Key Largo Florida 33037 Sunny warm Key  More

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Over 19 years ago

The very low crime rate makes it very desirable for us to raise our family. The library has great story hours and lots of children's books, and an easy computerized  More

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Over 19 years ago

My husband and I are one of the few people who moved to the Keys because of the job, not because of the Keys themselves. We are unable to live in our own place because  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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