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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Barbara, CA vs San Bruno, CA

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- San Bruno spends 20.2% more per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% lower in San Bruno than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Bruno had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CASan Bruno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews
Kitt · Alhambra, CA
ONCE BEAUTIFUL, NOW RUINED
Over 4 years ago

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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Griesel · Santa Barbara, CA
Beautiful and friendly
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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John · Santa Barbara, CA
A once great town goes downhill
Over 4 years ago

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 San Bruno    1 Reviews
cydney · San Bruno, CA
small town life
Over 18 years ago

nice small town but high cost of living restrict the better parts of  More

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