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Marysville, WA vs San Luis Obispo, CA

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- San Luis Obispo spends 10.2% less per student than Marysville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% higher in San Luis Obispo than in Marysville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Luis Obispo had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marysville
 Marysville, WASan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Marysville    4 Reviews

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Over 15 years ago

Marysville is much more affordable to buy a home than Everett (where Boeing is). Yes there is traffic to Seattle and Everett, during rush hour, but homes are 70-100  More

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Over 18 years ago

The I-5 is being expanded for the Monroe exit and currently in construction. Highway 9 is an alternate route to bypass construction. Also there are four lane side  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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