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Anderson, IN vs San Luis Obispo, CA

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- San Luis Obispo spends 22.5% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.0% higher in San Luis Obispo than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Luis Obispo had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, INSan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,338  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor3025  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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