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West Jordan, UT vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara spends 52.8% more per student than West Jordan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% lower in Santa Barbara than in West Jordan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Jordan
 West Jordan, UTSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
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Reviews for West Jordan    10 Reviews
Rachel · West Jordan, UT
Pros and Cons; culture, weather, taxes, medicine
Over 2 years ago

I have lived in the same house here for 20 years. There are definitely pros and cons. Pros; you can pretty much shop for whatever you need/want with a 20 minute drive in  More

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Brendan · West Jordan, UT
Crime in West Jordan
Over 11 years ago

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Aireona · West Jordan, UT
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Over 11 years ago

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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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