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Alamo Heights, TX vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose spends 39.3% more per student than Alamo Heights.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.9% higher in San Jose than in Alamo Heights. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 13.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alamo Heights
 Alamo Heights, TXSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,259  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Alamo Heights    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Alamo Heights is the only place in San Antonio that you want to live. It actually has trees lining the streets for one, and grass in the yards, good schools, and a  More

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Where is a great place to live while attending the university? I prefer to rent. Selling expensive house in TX and do not plan to buy a house in Seattle area while  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 4 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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