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Santa Barbara, CA vs Crosby, TX

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Highlights
- Crosby spends 23.2% less per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% lower in Crosby than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crosby had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CACrosby, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Crosby    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I grew up in Crosby. I go back every yearnor 2 to see my mom. I was very surprised to hear of the breakin's in my old  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's small, laid-back, & quiet for a suburb of Houston. Attended school from K-12; schools are pretty good. Overall, a good choice if you want to be close to the city,  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Dallas pretty much my whole life, Well a suburb of Dallas. That's exactly what Dallas is...tons of suburbs. I have done everything there is to do here,  More

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