2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, IN vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 26.2% more per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.7% higher in Santa Barbara than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, INSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  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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