2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Reno, NV

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Highlights
- Reno spends 18.4% less per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in Reno than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reno had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAReno, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

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