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Battle Creek, MI vs San Luis Obispo, CA

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- San Luis Obispo spends 20.9% more per student than Battle Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% higher in San Luis Obispo than in Battle Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Luis Obispo had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Battle Creek
 Battle Creek, MISan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,533  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor542  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  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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