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Bradenton, FL vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 52.4% more per student than Bradenton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% higher in San Jose than in Bradenton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bradenton
 Bradenton, FLSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Bradenton    32 Reviews

Stay away from University Place in Bradenton FL (Cooper Ceek Blvd and Honore Ave.) We made the mistake of buying in this "safe" gated community according to the realtor  More

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Over 10 years ago

I just bought a home in Oneco area at 11st and 53rd, Naturally my realtor said its not a bad area and not to worry but seems theres a few gangs near by and a lot of  More

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Over 11 years ago

I placed a review of Bradenton in previous comments on Bradenton, Florida. I cannot find the review. I have lived in Europe, St. Petersburg, New York, Tampa, and  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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