2025 Compare Cities Education:
Syosset, NY vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 46.7% less per student than Syosset.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 74.2% higher in Santa Barbara than in Syosset. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Syosset
 Syosset, NYSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Syosset    1 Reviews

Syosset is one of the best places for your child to get an education. The schools go above and beyond to give the students the opportunities to succeed in their student  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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