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San Jose, CA vs Newark, CA

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Highlights
- Newark spends 3.3% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Newark than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose

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 San Jose, CANewark, 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%3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%5.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%41.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%1.3%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 Newark    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved in 2 years ago and really dislike it. If you live close to the bay - forget about having a swimming pool - it is somewhat cold all year round, especially at night.  More

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Over 15 years ago

I live in Newark (south-east side of San Francisco Bay), and there is a lot of small plane noise. All day long, especially on the weekends, small private planes are  More

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Over 16 years ago

The climate in Newark is very temperate in that it does not get as hot in the valley but yet not as cool as in San  More

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ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total
ZIPS IN NEWARK, CALIFORNIA
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