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Santa Barbara, CA vs Prescott, AZ

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Highlights
- Prescott spends 40.9% less per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Prescott than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prescott had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara

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 Santa Barbara, CAPrescott, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,705$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158$8,836$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,862$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.0118.5416.23
 Students per Librarian1238733674573
 Students per Counselor539869530
 Grade School Educ.7.2%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.0%95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%28.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.2%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%38.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.6%11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%2.6%1.5%

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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 3 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 Prescott    63 Reviews

Prescott is beautiful. The climate is wonderful (a bit hot in summer). The people are very unfriendly. I am conservative and have lived all over the country. The people  More

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I've lived here for 11 years and love the small town feel, perfect weather and great mountain biking. I am a medical professional in the area and am providing this as I  More

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Over 3 years ago

Yes, there is music here. We have a downtown with a courthouse area and yard where bands and singers perform. Also restaurants/saloons in Whiskey Row. The weather is  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109
ZIPS IN PRESCOTT, ARIZONA
86301 86305 86303 86313

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