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

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- Sacramento spends 4.2% less per student than Pismo Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% higher in Sacramento than in Pismo Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pismo Beach
 Pismo Beach, CASacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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