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Santa Barbara, CA vs Coram, NY

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Highlights
- Coram spends 80.9% more per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.6% lower in Coram than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Coram had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CACoram, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%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.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Coram    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I live in coram ny and it is the least expensive at this  More

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Over 18 years ago

The quality of life here is not bad but I am looking to move out of NY b/c it is just too expensive to live here....If you are looking to start a family here you must  More

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