2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Lomita, CA

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Highlights
- Lomita spends 4.3% more per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Lomita than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lomita had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CALomita, 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.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Lomita    3 Reviews

My Mother-in-Law has lived here for more than 25 years. The current City Council are some of the most miserable, corrupt dudes in a 20 mile radius. Very uptight all the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Multiple parks to exercise  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great little neighborhood, has a small town feel. Yet only 15 minutes from Redondo Beach and 20 from LA. Lots of fairs and festivals year round Reminds me of  More

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