2025 Compare Cities Education:
Woodland, CA vs Goleta, CA

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Highlights
- Goleta spends 19.5% more per student than Woodland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Goleta than in Woodland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Goleta had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Woodland
 Woodland, CAGoleta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,207  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor523  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.4%1.5%
Reviews for Woodland    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I am pretty unhappy about the water quality in Woodland. I have always drank bottled water, it is just what I was raised on. I have wanted to drink tap water to save the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Affordable, with good schools. Negative: hottest part of los angeles  More

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Over 19 years ago

Small town slowly  More

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Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  More

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