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Foresthill, CA vs Gilroy, CA

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Highlights
- Gilroy spends 18.7% more per student than Foresthill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Gilroy than in Foresthill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gilroy had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Foresthill
 Foresthill, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Foresthill    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

This is a beautiful area with lots of trees and wildlife. Every summer you are smoked out and pray ther are no fires. You pay outrageous prices for gas and food so you  More

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Over 9 years ago

This beautiful TINY TOWN REALL SUCKS. 1. There IS no PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. If you want to get into Auburn, CA really bad you must get to the main road and stick  More

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Over 16 years ago

Foresthill is a retirement community mostly. It is small and beautiful; with local lakes and rivers. The town itself doesn't have much of an economy, and it is difficult  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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