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Amsterdam, NY vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose spends 28.7% less per student than Amsterdam.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.2% higher in San Jose than in Amsterdam. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Amsterdam
 Amsterdam, NYSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,684  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor238  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Amsterdam    2 Reviews
acp · Ogden, UT
cost of living
Over 13 years ago

Cost of living in Amsterdam is  More

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michael · Amsterdam, NY
amsterdam ny
Over 20 years ago

Old city its nice on a river nice place to  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews
Jim · San Jose, CA
West San Jose is a Desirable Area in San Jose
Over 2 years ago

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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Roger · San Jose, CA
Declining quality of life…
Over 3 years ago

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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Donna · San Jose, CA
HORRIBLE place to live
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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