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Islamorada, FL vs Pismo Beach, CA

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- Pismo Beach spends 23.9% less per student than Islamorada.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.8% higher in Pismo Beach than in Islamorada. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pismo Beach had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Islamorada
 Islamorada, FLPismo Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,706  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor354  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Islamorada    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Islamorada is a unique and beautiful 4-island community in the Florida Keys. It has great boating and fishing opportunities and some great local restaurants. It has a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great weather, friendly people. Great place to visit and live. Work is work wherever you live, so remember that if you live here you are not on vacation 24/7 like all  More

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Over 20 years ago

I have lived here 27 years and seen our lovely Islands become corporatized into condo haven. It is a lovely place, but it is changing so that the average person finds  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 10 years ago

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

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