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Aspen, CO vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley spends 29.5% less per student than Aspen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.1% higher in Castro Valley than in Aspen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aspen
 Aspen, COCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,199  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 12 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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