2024 Compare Cities Education:
Westwood, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 33.4% more per student than Westwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Santa Barbara than in Westwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Westwood
 Westwood, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,520$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,012$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,111$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.8821.0116.23
 Students per Librarian0123874573
 Students per Counselor4007539530
 Grade School Educ.6.9%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.18.5%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.2.9%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Westwood    4 Reviews

On your information for Westwood ca, you have mixed information for two different places. There is the city of Westwood in LA county and the Town of Westwood in Lassen  More

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Over 16 years ago

very high cost of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great place for movies, restaurants, shopping and parks. So much to do - very vibrant atmosphere. Lots of different cultures (especially from the Middle and Far East)  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 3 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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