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New Canaan, CT vs San Luis Obispo, CA

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- San Luis Obispo spends 30.8% less per student than New Canaan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.4% higher in San Luis Obispo than in New Canaan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Luis Obispo had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Canaan
 New Canaan, CTSan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  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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