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Boca Raton, FL vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 41.4% more per student than Boca Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% higher in San Jose than in Boca Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boca Raton
 Boca Raton, FLSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 12 years ago

Health Care is  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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