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Beaverton, OR vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 7.6% less per student than Beaverton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% higher in San Jose than in Beaverton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Beaverton
 Beaverton, ORSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Beaverton    25 Reviews

Beaverton is a great place to live and raise a family. It's gotten much more expensive and much more congested, but so has the rest of the country. Overall, it's still  More

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used to be fantastic! moved here 25 years ago. at that time beaverton schools were 2nd in the nation. cost of living was low, great paying jobs, and low traffic. Liberal  More

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Looks like we will be making Oregon our home. Where are some places that are up and coming with cute downtown, or possibly could be? Lower housing prices, but you can  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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