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Aurora, CO vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 20.8% more per student than Aurora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in San Jose than in Aurora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aurora

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 Aurora, COSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,228$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,429$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,402$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.6821.5916.23
 Students per Librarian177665284573
 Students per Counselor353646530
 Grade School Educ.6.5%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.9%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.3%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  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 AURORA, COLORADO
80013, 80016, 80012, 80011, 80010, 80014, 80017, 80018, 80019, 80045, 10 total
ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total

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