2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sacramento, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 9.6% more per student than Sacramento.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% lower in Santa Barbara than in Sacramento. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sacramento
 Sacramento, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at 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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