2025 Compare Cities Education:
Castro Valley, CA vs Bethany, OR

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- Bethany spends 11.9% more per student than Castro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Bethany than in Castro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethany had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Castro Valley
 Castro Valley, CABethany, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%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 Bethany    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Bethany is an amazing place to live in! We've been living here for almost a year now. -Only a 20-minute drive to Portland -20-minute drive to Beaverton where they  More

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Over 4 years ago

Overcrowded with heavy traffic. New housing with very little space between them and no privacy!  More

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Lived here since 2006 and loved it here. Now it has gotten overcrowded and traffic is crazy. Taxes are high and houses are way overpriced. Students are being shifted  More

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