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Larkspur, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 20.9% less per student than Larkspur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% higher in Santa Barbara than in Larkspur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Larkspur
 Larkspur, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Larkspur    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Wonderful. safe, clean, beautiful, great  More

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Over 18 years ago

With a population that is 90.37% white, 0.84% black, 4.48% asian, 0.24% native american, and 4.07% 'Other', I would hardly claim that Larkspur is  More

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Over 18 years ago

We really like the area in and around Larkspur, including San Anselmo and Fairfax. In particular, there is access to spectacular open spaces for hiking, biking, etc.  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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