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American Canyon, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley spends 2.4% less per student than American Canyon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% lower in Castro Valley than in American Canyon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to American Canyon

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 American Canyon, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,219$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,371$13,323$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,168$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.9521.6116.23
 Students per Librarian5760395554573
 Students per Counselor537603530
 Grade School Educ.9.4%5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.8%91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%42.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for American Canyon    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to American Canyon from Vallejo and resided there for 7 years. We recently moved only 1 exit up and slightly regret leaving when we did. It's only been 18 months  More

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Over 5 years ago

Lived here 30+ years. Great climate and schools. Easy freeway access in all directions. Laid back living with close access to great restaurants and live entertainment. A  More

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I am a long time resident, (approx. 25 years), & I initially moved out here when this was considered "out in the Boonies". Having grown up mostly in Vallejo, and  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 10 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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94503
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94546 94552

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