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Santa Barbara, CA vs Cody, WY

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Highlights
- Cody spends 8.1% more per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.1% lower in Cody than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cody had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CACody, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,311$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2174573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Cody    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've visited Cody 3 times in the last 6 years and plan to return next year. Everyone is friendly. Food is great. Motels are clean. Restaurants are great too.   More

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I’ve lived in Cody for 9 years. It’s pretty, but the wind blows here about 80 mph constantly. It’s depressing. There’s not enough snow here to do anything in winter, not  More

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Over 7 years ago

Cody is a great place to live. I'm on this site looking for some information and notice 3 reviews by the same person over a 10 year period who doesn't even live in town  More

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