2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Cloud, MN vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 5.1% more per student than St. Cloud.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.3% higher in Santa Barbara than in St. Cloud. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Cloud
 St. Cloud, MNSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor478  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for St. Cloud    11 Reviews

The scenery and the water is amazing here affordable living for retired people  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here previously, have friends that still do. i don't know why anyone stays. It is the armpit of the state. Smaller town, so everyone knows everyone and is in your  More

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Over 8 years ago

A Stabbing happened at a local mall. I would not recommend the school district either. I heard about bullying in the schools too. I would not recommend living in the  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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