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Stone Mountain, GA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 16.4% more per student than Stone Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.7% higher in Santa Barbara than in Stone Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Stone Mountain
 Stone Mountain, GASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,120  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Stone Mountain    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Stephenson Middle School is a good school. What we put out as parents is what we get back. My children have not had any problems with their teachers, but they come home  More

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Over 13 years ago

As a town so close to Atlanta, Stone Mountain is pretty nice. The people are friendly and 9 out of 10 work hard to raise their kids right and to set a good example. It  More

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My Husband and I have owned our home in Stone Mountain for 2 years now. Prior to purchasing this home we lived in two apartment comple in Stone Mountain. It's a  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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