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Sulphur, LA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 12.6% more per student than Sulphur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.3% higher in Santa Barbara than in Sulphur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sulphur
 Sulphur, LASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.1%  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.15.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Sulphur    4 Reviews

I am 67 and have lived in Sulphur most of my life. We have experienced 4 major hurricanes in the last 16 years from September 2005 (Rita), 2007 (Ike), Laura in August  More

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Over 17 years ago

Calcasieu is a great place to live but it does get hit by Hurricanes and that is the downside. I live in Sulphur, LA in Calcasieu Parish. There is nothing wrong here  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sulphur is one of the best places I have ever been to and lived. There is hardly no crime. Probley one murder every 1-2  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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