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Brookings, OR vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley spends 21.1% more per student than Brookings.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.0% higher in Castro Valley than in Brookings. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brookings
 Brookings, ORCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,781  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor294  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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