2025 Compare Cities Education:
Castro Valley, CA vs Bandera, TX

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- Bandera spends 34.0% less per student than Castro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.3% lower in Bandera than in Castro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bandera had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Castro Valley
 Castro Valley, CABandera, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,747$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,710$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2874573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bandera    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Whittier for over 15 years.Whittier is a great place to live. The City Council has spent millions on street improvements especially on the entrances to  More

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It looks like only white people live in  More

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Over 16 years ago

Your review of Bandera is off. The only jobs would be hospitality in a good year and those are seasonal. Rent is high and water availability is very low -gas and  More

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