2025 Compare Cities Education:
Castro Valley, CA vs Galt, CA

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- Galt spends 14.3% less per student than Castro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Galt than in Castro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Galt had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Castro Valley
 Castro Valley, CAGalt, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Galt    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

small vs. Large. Can you compare? Single out what is best? How about, no traffic, here to there under 5 minutes, knowing your neighbors, and just the feel of  More

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Galt has turned into a bedroom community for larger valley cities. The cost of a home is considerably less than Elk Grove or Lodi. However, there are not a lot of  More

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Over 19 years ago

Love all 4 seasons,the coast rivers,lakes,and all the  More

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