2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pismo Beach, CA vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 11.8% more per student than Pismo Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Oakland than in Pismo Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 12.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pismo Beach
 Pismo Beach, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%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 Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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