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Stillwater, MN vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 8.4% more per student than Stillwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Santa Barbara than in Stillwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Stillwater
 Stillwater, MNSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,957  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor702  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Stillwater    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The downtown is charming. Touristy at times in the summer and fall. Traffic can be a bear during those days. Lots of antique stores, lots of vintage houses. Water adds  More

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Stillwater is one of the most beautiful towns in the upper midwest. The view of the St. Croix River and the hills are reminiscent of the Rhine River Valley in Germany  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stillwater is beautiful for the short summer that we have. Low crime rate beautiful scenic area. 40 minutes to Minneapolis and St. Paul. Scenic water way and good job  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 5 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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