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Santa Barbara, CA vs Fayetteville, AR

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Highlights
- Fayetteville spends 32.0% less per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.0% lower in Fayetteville than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fayetteville had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAFayetteville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,359$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,908$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4164573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%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 5 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 Fayetteville    49 Reviews

We've been here for many years. And my wife grew up here. We love being part of the community. She's a teacher and I own Deck Bros. The only thing remotely negative that  More

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How this city made Sperlings top ten for midsize cities is beyond me. The crime rate for both personal and property are horrendous. Assuming because of the fairly  More

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I've lived in NWA for 15 years. I've lived in many different cities in this country. This the worst area.First of all, you can't trust many of the people. They say  More

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