2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Barbara, CA vs New Haven, CT

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Highlights
- New Haven spends 38.5% more per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.6% lower in New Haven than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Haven had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CANew Haven, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5404573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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

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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 New Haven    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

In the greater New Haven area there are many options for a college  More

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Over 16 years ago

I am thinking of relocating to New Haven, Ct. but am concerned about the high crime rating. Any thoughts?  More

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Over 17 years ago

Due to New Haven, CT great location between New York and Boston, educational opportunities, cultural and recreational activities on Long Island Sound and relatively mild  More

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