2024 Compare Cities Education:
Olney, MD vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 15.4% less per student than Olney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.1% higher in Santa Barbara than in Olney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olney
 Olney, MDSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,736$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,703$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6321.0116.23
 Students per Librarian490123874573
 Students per Counselor292539530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.2%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.0%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.22.9%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.4%3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Olney    5 Reviews

Been here since 2015. Peaceful and lots of green space for natural beauty. Convenient to given the shopping village with all that is needed. I must express  More

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In 1957 my parents almost bought a house with a stable for two horses. When the deal went south, I came close to divorcing my parents! Forty years later, my wife and I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Olney Theater is very good for small  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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