2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pismo Beach, CA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 32.4% less per student than Pismo Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% lower in Tucson than in Pismo Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pismo Beach
 Pismo Beach, CATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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