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Santa Barbara, CA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 9.9% more per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% lower in Tacoma than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CATacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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