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Northfield, MN vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 16.5% less per student than Northfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.7% higher in Santa Barbara than in Northfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northfield
 Northfield, MNSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,690  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  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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