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Sugar Grove, IL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara spends 5.0% less per student than Sugar Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.7% higher in Santa Barbara than in Sugar Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sugar Grove
 Sugar Grove, ILSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Sugar Grove    1 Reviews
Jim · Sugar Grove, IL
A sweet place to live
Over 17 years ago

Sugar Grove, located apprimately 50 miles west of Downtown Chicago is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. People are friendly, houses, neighborhoods and  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews
Kitt · Alhambra, CA
ONCE BEAUTIFUL, NOW RUINED
Over 4 years ago

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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Griesel · Santa Barbara, CA
Beautiful and friendly
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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John · Santa Barbara, CA
A once great town goes downhill
Over 4 years ago

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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