2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 18.1% more per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.1% lower in Silver Spring than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CASilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%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 Silver Spring    18 Reviews

Growing up in Silver Spring, my family and I have been residents for the better part of 25 years. Although some of the development has been great (Discovery Channel, new  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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