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Yorba Linda, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 9.3% more per student than Yorba Linda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Santa Barbara than in Yorba Linda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yorba Linda

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 Yorba Linda, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,277$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911$13,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,037$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.2121.0116.23
 Students per Librarian16383123874573
 Students per Counselor595539530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.6%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.6%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.3%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%3.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Yorba Linda    11 Reviews

I lived in Yorba Linda for 15+ years. I saw this city change from a peaceful countryesque town to a raving wantobe city. The population grew over 30,000 people in 15  More

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I've lived in Yorba Linda for more than 10 years and would not live anywhere else. Friendly people, great restaurants, open areas to hike and play, and fantastic  More

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Over 6 years ago

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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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ZIPS IN YORBA LINDA, CALIFORNIA
92886 92887
ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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