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Richboro, PA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara spends 22.2% less per student than Richboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.8% higher in Santa Barbara than in Richboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richboro
 Richboro, PASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,366  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor327  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.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Richboro    2 Reviews

first of all, the real estate is beautiful. plenty of Mediterranean style homes. it's expensive, but you get what you pay for, which is the most affluent suburb in lower  More

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Over 18 years ago

Houses are very expensive. When I moved here in 2006 from WV, I got a smaller house for almost three times the prices. Property taxes tripled as well. However, the  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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