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Castro Valley, CA vs Wilsonville, OR

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- Wilsonville spends 5.3% more per student than Castro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% lower in Wilsonville than in Castro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilsonville had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Castro Valley
 Castro Valley, CAWilsonville, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Wilsonville    5 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

It has Oregon Willamette Valley weather which is about 6 good months, 3-4 dark wet and cool months, and 3 unpredictable months. Comparing price of living to  More

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Over 12 years ago

My wife and I really like Wilsonville because it is close to Portland, however it does not have the hustle and bustle that Portland does. It is more slow paced, and  More

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Hi Jim "horrible climate"... I invite you to visit Wilsonville again because I would bet money that your take on this little hidden gem would be very different than it  More

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