2025 Compare Cities Education:
Worcester, MA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 15.4% less per student than Worcester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.6% higher in Santa Barbara than in Worcester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Worcester
 Worcester, MASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,667  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  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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