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San Jose, CA vs Pismo Beach, CA

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- Pismo Beach spends 13.5% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% lower in Pismo Beach than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pismo Beach had 13.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose
 San Jose, CAPismo Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock162444573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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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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