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Pismo Beach, CA vs St. George, UT

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- St. George spends 44.9% less per student than Pismo Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in St. George than in Pismo Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. George had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pismo Beach
 Pismo Beach, CASt. George, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20374573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%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 St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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