2025 Compare Cities Education:
Schenectady, NY vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 27.5% less per student than Schenectady.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.6% higher in Santa Barbara than in Schenectady. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Schenectady
 Schenectady, NYSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,501  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Schenectady    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Schenectady for more than two decades, not necessarily by choice up until now. The city looks like it's growing and developing downtown, which is a very  More

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Over 16 years ago

WE have been looking in Schenectady for a few years. We have stayed at the Parker INN a few times in the Presidential Suite. It has what we want. City atmosphere, but  More

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Over 17 years ago

shenectady is a great place to start businesses as well as providing affordable  More

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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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