| Index | Riviera | Santa Barbara | California |
| Average Test Scores | 20% | 47% | 43% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 20:1 | 20:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 32 | 8,308 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 17 | 3,438 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 13 | 1,085 |
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| Index | Riviera | Santa Barbara | California |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.2% | 84.8% | 81.1% |
| Completed high school | 93.5% | 83.6% | 79.8% |
| Completed some college | 84.0% | 71.3% | 61.5% |
| Completed associate degree | 67.1% | 52.4% | 39.8% |
| Completed bachelors | 61.4% | 45.9% | 32.0% |
| Completed masters | 27.6% | 18.8% | 11.9% |
| Completed professional degree | 13.3% | 7.5% | 3.9% |
| Completed doctorate | 7.9% | 3.5% | 1.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Summerland, CA | 763 | 80% | 66.7% |
| Goleta, CA | 33,194 | 58% | 21.2% |
| Carpinteria, CA | 13,726 | 52% | 7.8% |
| Santa Barbara, CA | 94,185 | 47% | 2.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tracy, CA | 94,210 | 40% | 16.0% |
| Carson, CA | 94,352 | 42% | 12.0% |
| Deltona, FL | 93,968 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Westminster, CA | 93,920 | 56% | 15.9% |
| Suffolk, VA | 93,841 | 79% | 65.5% |
| Santa Barbara, CA | 94,185 | 47% | 2.0% |
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