2025 Compare Cities Education:
Winona, MN vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 1.5% more per student than Winona.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.4% higher in Santa Barbara than in Winona. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Winona
 Winona, MNSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,888  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor355  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.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Winona    4 Reviews

I was born in San Diego in 1951 and grew up there. I loved the weather and the scenic beauty. Got a great education. In 1984 I got the crazy idea to move my family to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Winona is a Beautiful town located in Southeastern Minnesota along the Mississippi River. It has a population just over 27,000 and very FRIENDLY AND WELCOMING people.  More

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ok lets get this straight. their is way more people living in winona. i go to high school in winona and i have been living their my whole life so far 4000 people is the  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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