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Decatur, IL vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley spends 23.0% more per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.6% higher in Castro Valley than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur
 Decatur, ILCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,532  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor771  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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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 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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