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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 3.0% less per student than San Luis Obispo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% higher in Fresno than in San Luis Obispo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 16.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Luis Obispo
 San Luis Obispo, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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