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Columbus, OH vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 9.2% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% higher in San Jose than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus

Education
 Columbus, OHSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,851$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,973$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.721.5916.23
 Students per Librarian69465284573
 Students per Counselor388646530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  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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ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total
ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total

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