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Aptos, CA vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 12.4% more per student than Aptos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in San Jose than in Aptos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aptos

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 Aptos, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,364$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,688$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8421.5916.23
 Students per Librarian627165284573
 Students per Counselor473646530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.6%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.0%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Aptos    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have owned a home in Aptos for 10 years and cannot thing of anywhere else I would rather live. I have lived in San Diego, Orange County, Half Moon Bay, and other  More

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Over 9 years ago

Well, Aptos is in Santa Cruz County, California. I love the entire county of Santa Cruz. The weather is fantastic. We have both the beautiful Monterey Bay with lots  More

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Over 13 years ago

We've lived in Aptos/Rio Del Mar for many years and it's a very lovely, peaceful village far from the rat race . The views of the ocean are stunning and the shopping in  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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