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Castro Valley, CA vs Ukiah, CA

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- Ukiah spends 9.8% less per student than Castro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Ukiah than in Castro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ukiah had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Castro Valley
 Castro Valley, CAUkiah, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,048$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,002$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock640904573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Ukiah    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Well from reading the reviews one would not live here. I think that's a ruse because I'm going on 9 years in the town and I love it. Now if your from the South then your  More

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If you are reading this, then do not buy into what some AI robotic paragraph of text says from Google. Here it is from a real person, a real ex-citizen. If you  More

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I am a transplant from Los Angeles/OC and have lived here for 6 years. Thankfully I do not live in the city of Ukiah. I live in the east hills and am in my 40s trying to  More

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