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Castro Valley, CA vs Carlsbad, CA

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- Carlsbad spends 8.0% less per student than Castro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Carlsbad than in Castro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Castro Valley

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 Castro Valley, CACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323$13,161$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,104$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.6122.6516.23
 Students per Librarian9555187444573
 Students per Counselor603513530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%2.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.0%95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.0%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%59.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.5%15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%3.5%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 Carlsbad    38 Reviews

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Over 3 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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ZIPS IN CASTRO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
94546 94552
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