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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Annapolis, MD

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- Annapolis spends 11.2% more per student than San Luis Obispo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.7% lower in Annapolis than in San Luis Obispo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Annapolis had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Luis Obispo
 San Luis Obispo, CAAnnapolis, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,686$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
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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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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Reviews for Annapolis    31 Reviews

Annapolis has extremely charming areas (mostly old Annapolis neighborhood's)-- Those very old area near the water have Amazing charm. You can start with downtown West  More

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Well, I really would give living in Annapolis 3.5 stars. I moved here by myself several years ago. One of the highs of this place is that there are a lot of terrific  More

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When we were trying to decide where in the USA to relocate to, Annapolis had enough interest that it made our list. Ultimately, we found a different city that offered  More

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