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San Jose, CA vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Berkeley spends 3.3% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Berkeley than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Berkeley had 12.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose

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 San Jose, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$13,323$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5921.6116.23
 Students per Librarian652895554573
 Students per Counselor646603530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%11.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%73.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%7.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%9.8%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 13 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total
ZIPS IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
94704 94703 94702 94705 94707 94709 94708 94710 94720

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