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Pismo Beach, CA vs Asheville, NC

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- Asheville spends 23.8% less per student than Pismo Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.3% lower in Asheville than in Pismo Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pismo Beach
 Pismo Beach, CAAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
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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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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