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Castro Valley, CA vs Moorpark, CA

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- Moorpark spends 19.9% less per student than Castro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in Moorpark than in Castro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Moorpark had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Castro Valley
 Castro Valley, CAMoorpark, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Moorpark    8 Reviews

First the Pro's. This is a very, very beautiful little town. Smiling, friendly people, extremely safe and a great place to raise children. Great weather even nestled  More

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Over 13 years ago

1:00PM , prevailing on shore breeze's keep the temps. very nice in Moorpark. The farther east (towards Los Angeles) the warmer/ hotter, it gets. Sept. thru October  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice, but very conservative and  More

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