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Castro Valley, CA vs Walnut Creek, CA

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- Walnut Creek spends 14.6% less per student than Castro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in Walnut Creek than in Castro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Walnut Creek had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Castro Valley

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 Castro Valley, CAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323$12,448$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,104$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.6122.2116.23
 Students per Librarian955575184573
 Students per Counselor603584530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.0%97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%13.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.0%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%70.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.5%20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%6.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%3.9%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 Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 6 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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ZIPS IN CASTRO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
94546 94552
ZIPS IN WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
94598 94597 94596 94595

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