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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Edmonds, WA

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- Edmonds spends 11.4% more per student than San Luis Obispo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Edmonds than in San Luis Obispo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edmonds had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Luis Obispo
 San Luis Obispo, CAEdmonds, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 13 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 13 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  More

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