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Morro Bay, CA vs Pismo Beach, CA

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- Pismo Beach spends 0.0% less per student than Morro Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Pismo Beach than in Morro Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pismo Beach had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Morro Bay
 Morro Bay, CAPismo Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Morro Bay    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Morro Bay is mostly a small,quiet,working fishing and retirement community.It is located approximately 12 miles north of San Luis Obispo,Ca.The weather here is mild most  More

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Beautiful area, right on the ocean, cool huge rock in the water. I love the small, walkable community and the farmers market is awesome. The temperature is always  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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