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

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Highlights
- Oroville spends 7.7% less per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% lower in Oroville than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oroville had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAOroville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,909$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58434573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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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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 Oroville    6 Reviews

We have lived here for 15 years now and have come to love it here. There are good and bad places everywhere and to be honest, in comparison to some other municipalities  More

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Can be a tough little town for some. Highway 70 improvements may help to bring this town up in terms of economy, culture, lifestyle. When the skilled workers left after  More

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If you like to Hike, Bike, Fish or Swim, maybe just lazy around some breath taking veiws, then this place is for you! Lake Oroville boasts some of the best bass fishing  More

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