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Cincinnati, OH vs San Luis Obispo, CA

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- San Luis Obispo spends 6.6% less per student than Cincinnati.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in San Luis Obispo than in Cincinnati. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Luis Obispo had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cincinnati
 Cincinnati, OHSan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  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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