2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Morristown, NJ

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Highlights
- Morristown spends 51.7% more per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.1% lower in Morristown than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Morristown had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAMorristown, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,345$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,682$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6854573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Morristown    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Morristown has great stores and restaurants. We love the easy access to NYC (50 minute train ride). Cost of living is pretty high (due to taxes) and the weather can be  More

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Hello all, I am new here was asked to comment on my area of the planet where I have lived for the last 12 years. Morristown is the county seat of Morris County. The  More

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Over 17 years ago

Morristown has a great variety of opportunities in many ways. A close 50 minute commute to Manhattan, it is very metropolitan while also has the best of suburban and  More

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