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Davis, CA vs Gilroy, CA

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Highlights
- Gilroy spends 31.7% more per student than Davis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Gilroy than in Davis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gilroy had 13.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davis
 Davis, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,207  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor523  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Davis    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We owned a home in Davis for 10 years. There are so many good things about the town. The downtown area has many unique shops and restaurants. The Arboretum walking trail  More

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Amazing city of diverse culture, food and transportation.  More

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Over 14 years ago

Here's my take on the total of 16 years living in Davis, CA for those contemplating a move here. Kids are generally polite and law abiding. They tend to score well  More

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Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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