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Benbrook, TX vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 34.9% more per student than Benbrook.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.0% higher in San Jose than in Benbrook. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Benbrook
 Benbrook, TXSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Benbrook    3 Reviews

We've lived in Benbrook for almost 15 years, coming from Southern California. After trying to find the "ideal" place to live, we realized there is none -- but that  More

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Over 11 years ago

Benbrook is a very safe town. We have an excellent Police Department that can be counted on to monitor residential neighborhoods. The 911 response is excellent for  More

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Over 16 years ago

The people in this town are awesome. The only thing that I have ever found that i dislike about Benbrook is the Texas weather that comes with it. Wonderful playgrounds  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 5 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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