2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Urban Honolulu, HI

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Highlights
- Urban Honolulu spends 6.3% more per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.5% lower in Urban Honolulu than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Urban Honolulu had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAUrban Honolulu, HIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,751$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12324573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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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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 Urban Honolulu    14 Reviews

I’ve lived in Honolulu for over 40 years and watched a mediocre city decline until it’s nearly a 3rd world destination. Unbelievably expensive (one of the top 4 most  More

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It a hour or two. Wait a few years become richer by appreciation not pay unless a pro. No time share are good. Get real estate rent it out and sell when you need to and  More

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I have lived here, on and off, since 2008. Here are the pros and cons as I see them. Pros: Mostly very good weather, sunny all the time. Friendly laid back atmosphere.  More

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