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Centreville, VA vs Alameda, CA

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- Alameda spends 1.2% more per student than Centreville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.8% higher in Alameda than in Centreville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Centreville
 Centreville, VAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Centreville    8 Reviews
Barry · Centreville, VA
Centreville = Taxes
Over 2 years ago

Taxes are complete outrageous. Services are criminals with items such as electricity that resemble a Centreville, Virginia gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of  More

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Colibri · Centreville, VA
Good Economy
Over 13 years ago

Good  More

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Bob · Centreville, VA
Centreville VA
Over 14 years ago

It's a great place to live way better then  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews
Johanna · Alameda, CA
Over emphasis
Over 8 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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kwm · Alameda, CA
Small-town feel in urban area
Over 17 years ago

Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Kenneth · Alameda, CA
Small-town feel in the middle of the Bay Area
Over 18 years ago

Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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