2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ridgewood, NJ vs San Luis Obispo, CA

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- San Luis Obispo spends 36.1% less per student than Ridgewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 67.6% higher in San Luis Obispo than in Ridgewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Luis Obispo had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgewood
 Ridgewood, NJSan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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