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Oro Valley, AZ vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 71.1% more per student than Oro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.6% higher in San Jose than in Oro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oro Valley

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 Oro Valley, AZSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,756$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,785$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6621.5916.23
 Students per Librarian144765284573
 Students per Counselor519646530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.1%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.5%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  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 ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA
85737 85755
ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total

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