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Alhambra, CA vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 5.6% more per student than Alhambra.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in San Jose than in Alhambra. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alhambra

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 Alhambra, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8621.5916.23
 Students per Librarian656565284573
 Students per Counselor380646530
 Grade School Educ.9.8%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.1%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.4%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Alhambra    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Its  More

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Over 10 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

Alhambra is a middle class city with a growing center of town and redevelopment area. Lots of shade tree-lined streets and ample shopping places. Good place for  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 ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA
91801 91803
ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total

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