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Castro Valley, CA vs Aptos, CA

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- Aptos spends 8.0% less per student than Castro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Aptos than in Castro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aptos had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Castro Valley

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 Castro Valley, CAAptos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323$13,552$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,104$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.6121.8416.23
 Students per Librarian955562714573
 Students per Counselor603473530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.0%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%26.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.0%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%50.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.5%15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%3.0%1.5%

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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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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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94546 94552
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