2026 Compare Cities Education:
Castro Valley, CA vs Menlo Park, CA

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- Menlo Park spends 12.9% more per student than Castro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in Menlo Park than in Castro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Menlo Park had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Castro Valley
 Castro Valley, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.8%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 12 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 Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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