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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Cedar City, UT

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- Cedar City spends 46.0% less per student than San Luis Obispo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% higher in Cedar City than in San Luis Obispo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar City had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Luis Obispo
 San Luis Obispo, CACedar City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock60764573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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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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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Reviews for Cedar City    15 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Cedar City Is A Great Place to Get A Famliy Started And Crime is Bit Low as Of 2018 It has The Strongest Low Unemlopyment  More

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Hi -- Just FYI, the annual snowfall amount indicated by Sperling's Best Places for Cedar City is not accurate. Sperling states that this location receives 110" of snow  More

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Over 8 years ago

My wife and I retired in Cedar City a few years ago. First, I must say that Cedar has a wonderful location. There are beautiful views of the mountains, and it's a  More

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