2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tempe, AZ vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 58.1% more per student than Tempe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% higher in Santa Barbara than in Tempe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tempe
 Tempe, AZSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  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 Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Tempe    22 Reviews

Tempe is a very unique case of a College Town that has quickly become a Small College City or a Small City. It used to be where there was small pockets of walkability  More

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Tempe is a small city that definitely has nice areas, nice weather, the people are always good, and it is home of ASU. The Tempe town council has done a good job towards  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in Arizona 55 yrs Phoenix /Tempe lost my job and got a offer to keep my job but had to move Fall River MA. I will take the heat over days of cold anytime . January  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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