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El Dorado Hills, CA vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose spends 57.4% more per student than El Dorado Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in San Jose than in El Dorado Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 12.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Dorado Hills
 El Dorado Hills, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for El Dorado Hills    8 Reviews

I just moved up here from the bay area and I cannot believe the differences in many ways: The first is the air quality - we can breathe! My son has severe asthma and  More

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Over 10 years ago

El Dorado Hills is a nice place to live and there are a lot of Neo-Rich folks here if you like that kind of crowd. But be warned if you are a parent with high school  More

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El Dorado Hills has outstanding public schools. Definitely a great reason to live in this Sacramento Metro Area  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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