2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Dripping Springs, TX

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- Dripping Springs spends 16.0% less per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.7% lower in Dripping Springs than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dripping Springs had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CADripping Springs, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,040$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,953$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7124573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%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 Dripping Springs    5 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Priced out of Austin and moved to Dripping  More

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Right now we have the best principal, Mrs. Tricia Hassell at our school! She is the most positive, upbeat and loving principal our school has ever had! She has made such  More

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The principal of Dripping Springs Elementary School, Mrs. Hassell, is an amazing person and educator. She always makes her decisions based on what is best for kids and  More

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