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

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 8.7% more per student than Salinas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% lower in Santa Barbara than in Salinas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 40.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salinas
 Salinas, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  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.15.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Salinas    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Sacred Heart School is a fine Catholic school in the heart of Salinas, Ca. Victoria Torcolini was principal of this PK-8 school from 2006-2009. Under her leadership, SHS  More

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Over 13 years ago

I Was born and raise in salinas. In 2006 my family moved to the central valley. I moved back to salinas in 2011. I moved back Because I got a better job in Carmel. I  More

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Salinas, California has some of the best weather in Central California. I love looking out at the mountain ranges that line the Salinas River Valley. It's a shame that  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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