2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pismo Beach, CA vs Bend, OR

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- Bend spends 0.1% more per student than Pismo Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Bend than in Pismo Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pismo Beach
 Pismo Beach, CABend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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