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Gold River, CA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 20.7% more per student than Gold River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Sunnyvale than in Gold River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gold River
 Gold River, CASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Gold River    1 Reviews

Great school K-8 and located in the award-winning Rio Americano High School. Close to the American River Parkway and shopping is close...conveniently near Highway  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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