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Santa Barbara, CA vs Yuba City, CA

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Highlights
- Yuba City spends 20.7% less per student than Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in Yuba City than in Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yuba City had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAYuba City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,026$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7629004573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Yuba City    15 Reviews

I was born here and lived here on and off. Yuba City and Marysville, the town across from it have become rampid with theft (all kinds from your car potted plants from  More

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Admittedly, if you're looking for hipster cafes, hoppin' dance clubs, and fancy shopping, you're going to be very disappointed. Though, if you're looking for an older  More

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Yuba City has the best shopping near Smartsville where I live. It has most of the big box stores and quite a nice selection of smaller and privately owned stores. I like  More

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