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Castro Valley, CA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 39.5% less per student than Castro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% lower in Tucson than in Castro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Castro Valley

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 Castro Valley, CATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,104$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.6116.6616.23
 Students per Librarian955514474573
 Students per Counselor603519530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.0%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.0%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.5%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%1.8%1.5%

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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 10 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 Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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ZIPS IN CASTRO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
94546 94552
ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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