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Pismo Beach, CA vs Benicia, CA

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- Benicia spends 12.2% less per student than Pismo Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% higher in Benicia than in Pismo Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benicia had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pismo Beach
 Pismo Beach, CABenicia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62534573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Benicia    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Formerly an out of the way set of signs on the freeways noticed on the way out of town, with a reputation for refineries, Benicia has transformed over the years into a  More

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i've lived lots of places and benicia is by far the worst. th kist here (12-20) are jerks, they jump infront of cars, run around the stores like crazy people and are  More

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I'm a Californian who doesn't like cars, traffic or driving. That's why I moved to Benicia, so I could walk to work if I wanted. After work, I really don't need a car  More

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