2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pismo Beach, CA vs Austin, TX

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- Austin spends 24.3% more per student than Pismo Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.4% lower in Austin than in Pismo Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pismo Beach
 Pismo Beach, CAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%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 9 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 Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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