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Gig Harbor, WA vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 0.2% more per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% higher in San Jose than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  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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