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Santa Barbara, CA vs Lake Los Angeles, CA

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- Lake Los Angeles spends 4.3% more per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Lake Los Angeles than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Los Angeles had 16.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CALake Los Angeles, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 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 Lake Los Angeles    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

“Lake Los Angeles” is a horse property community with lot sizes from .5 acres to 1.25 acres. This is a small community built on 4000 acres surrounded by many miles of  More

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Over 17 years ago

There are very few jobs in this area. I am willing to bet 90% of the people here are forced to commute. My daily commute is 2 hours and 15 minutes each way. Also the  More

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