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North Bend, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 16.8% less per student than North Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% higher in Santa Barbara than in North Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Bend

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 North Bend, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5321.0116.23
 Students per Librarian989123874573
 Students per Counselor455539530
 Grade School Educ.5.8%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.6%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%3.5%1.5%

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Reviews for North Bend    9 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I’ve been living in North Bend for almost 3 years and adore this place. Great place for outdoor recreation and an inspiring place for creatives. Home to numerous filming  More

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Tech democrats packed into million dollar cheaply built homes like so many sardines. Homes not affordable to locals, just transplants. The young adults live with their  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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ZIPS IN NORTH BEND, WASHINGTON
98045
ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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