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Eureka, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Castro Valley spends 13.3% more per student than Eureka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% higher in Castro Valley than in Eureka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Eureka

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 Eureka, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,703$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,439$13,323$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,929$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8821.6116.23
 Students per Librarian704395554573
 Students per Counselor659603530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.8%42.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Eureka    43 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived here 7 years and moved away a year ago. Crime and homelessness was really bad. Public funds which should be used to improve infrastructure somehow disappeared.  More

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Over 3 years ago

I enjoy living in Eureka. There is a lot of beautiful outdoor trails. The climate is mild. Other places I have lived were freezing cold in winter, and flaming hot in  More

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I lived in a suburb just north of Eureka for three years. It has a small-town feel, where everybody seems to know everybody. There is zero traffic, but that's because  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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ZIPS IN EUREKA, CALIFORNIA
95503 95501
ZIPS IN CASTRO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
94546 94552

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