2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Louisville, CO

Change Cities
Highlights
- Louisville spends 3.3% less per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Louisville than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Louisville had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CALouisville, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Santa Barbara

Reviews for Louisville    3 Reviews

Louisville, CO has been a tremendous place for our family (2 kids, 9 and 12) to live. Small town living/values with nearly no crime, good locally owned  More

   |    Reply

I've lived in Louisville, Colo. for 11 years [and in the Front Range area, off & on, for more than 33 yrs.]. In my opinion, Louisville is scarcely affordable for  More

   |    Reply

Over 19 years ago

Louisville is a great place to live, it was rated in Money magazine has one of the best places, low crime, high education, community value, sense of pride. Home prices  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Louisville


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.