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Santa Barbara, CA vs Bremerton, WA

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Highlights
- Bremerton spends 5.8% more per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% lower in Bremerton than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bremerton had 6.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CABremerton, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bremerton    21 Reviews

I moved here a couple months ago, and I can't wait to leave. There's so much trash everywhere, and random needles on the sidewalks. It's also really spread out, and hard  More

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I would like to compare the cost of living index between Bremerton, WA and Los Gatos,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bremerton, WA Apartment cost of Renting is to high here to live! why does it have to be so high for a small town. Its not Seattle or New York give me a break. Landlords  More

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