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Santa Barbara, CA vs Summerlin South, NV

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- Summerlin South spends 31.4% less per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Summerlin South than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Summerlin South had 9.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CASummerlin South, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Summerlin South    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This place is incredible. Clean, modern and only trending up. Cooler than most of Las Vegas. They take care of this area and it has everything you could want. More  More

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Over 14 years ago

Las Vegas has great weather 9 months a year,great p;ace for retirement.No state income taxes.Plenty to do here. I was born and raised near Pittsburg,Pa.,went to school  More

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