2024 Compare Cities Education:
Morgan Hill, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 9.2% less per student than Morgan Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Santa Barbara than in Morgan Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Morgan Hill
 Morgan Hill, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5921.0116.23
 Students per Librarian6528123874573
 Students per Counselor646539530
 Grade School Educ.4.0%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.3%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.9%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Morgan Hill    6 Reviews

Utility bills for my 3 bedroom house pinch me every month and encourage me to move to San Jose area. Why are utilities in this city are so expensive like other living  More

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Over 14 years ago

After spending all of my life in the mid-west I had the hardest time getting used to living in California the lifestyle was so different. There is only one thing that I  More

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Ever wonder why many Italians immigrated to the San Jose California area? The answer is that the weather is most like what they are used to. Temperate. Slightly warm,  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 3 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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