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Goodyear, AZ vs Pismo Beach, CA

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- Pismo Beach spends 50.6% more per student than Goodyear.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% higher in Pismo Beach than in Goodyear. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pismo Beach had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Goodyear
 Goodyear, AZPismo Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Goodyear    17 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The best thing about Goodyear AZ is that it is NOT IN  More

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Over 5 years ago

everybody disliking az is a  More

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Over 6 years ago

Pros: there is jobs for all levels professional, entry level, and tons of manufactories, houses are beautiful, beautiful landscape, a lot stores, restaurants, a lot  More

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Reviews for Pismo Beach    4 Reviews

It's a nice town to visit - although very touristy. Clean air - and nice sand dunes nearby. A variety of housing - but expensive. Good for seafood. I would say  More

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It's still challenging to find a good job: Diablo Canyon Nuclear plant has announced it will be closing in 9 years, so many 6-figure incomes will be going along with the  More

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Over 9 years ago

Because of fires allowed in campsites each and everyday it is very smokey and hard to  More

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