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Castro Valley, CA vs San Luis Obispo, CA

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- San Luis Obispo spends 10.6% less per student than Castro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in San Luis Obispo than in Castro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Luis Obispo had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Castro Valley
 Castro Valley, CASan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 12 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  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 11 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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