2025 Compare Cities Education:
Niagara Falls, NY vs Pismo Beach, CA

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- Pismo Beach spends 34.7% less per student than Niagara Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.7% higher in Pismo Beach than in Niagara Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pismo Beach had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Niagara Falls
 Niagara Falls, NYPismo Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,601  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor253  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  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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