2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port Ludlow, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 4.4% less per student than Port Ludlow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% higher in Santa Barbara than in Port Ludlow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Ludlow
 Port Ludlow, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Port Ludlow    5 Reviews

We spent five years looking within a 90 drive from Seattle. We retired in PL two years ago. I have lived in Asia, up and down the East Coast of the US and in CA. We  More

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love Port Ludlow! It is the best. however, master plan community is primarily retirees that are discretionary buyers and live in denial of the reality of our current  More

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No place is perfect, in fact very few are. But if we want the most drinkable water, cleanest air, and beautiful view. Stand back, this could be the place for you. We  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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