2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Conway, SC

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Highlights
- Conway spends 25.1% less per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% lower in Conway than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Conway had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAConway, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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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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 Conway    3 Reviews

Can anyone give me some info on this Place. We are both in our 60,and in very good shape. We are from Staten Island, NY, and we hope we can fit in. Please email me with  More

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Bought a home here 6 years ago in a community that has a section for over 55 yr old buyers. This is an affordable, good quality of life area. Conway is nicely located  More

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We are considering looking at Lakeside Crossing between Myrtle Beach and Conway. Does anyone know anything about the 55+ community and what the Conway area is  More

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