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Sequim, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 16.7% more per student than Sequim.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.4% higher in Santa Barbara than in Sequim. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sequim
 Sequim, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,877  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Sequim    31 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

This town is as close to perfect as you can get. It has all of the beauty of Washington state with a fraction of the rainfall thanks to the rain shadow effect of the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I moved to Sequim in 2013. Being here for the last 10 years I have seen a lot of changes. It is not for the better. As a 38 year old single mother to a teenage boy, I  More

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Take note of all the recent positive remarks about Sequim. Most all are either realtors, business owners, or local tribal members who own and dictate to this entire  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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