2026 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Moscow, ID

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Highlights
- Moscow spends 27.8% less per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.3% lower in Moscow than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Moscow had 10.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAMoscow, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5634573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%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 Moscow    13 Reviews

I paused to reread my comments below. What was missing is the heart of the matter, which I’d like to explain now before you read my experience and opinion. While I  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved to Moscow, ID in retirement. Great to leave Seattle and whacky WA state Gov. Small quaint town. Christian based safe place. Housing is hard to come by. Based upon  More

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Development is only a good thing when it's beneficial for the whole community. Lived here for 36 years. It's changed from a strong, middle class community with a  More

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