2025 Compare Cities Education:
Greenbelt, MD vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 4.5% more per student than Greenbelt.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.4% higher in San Jose than in Greenbelt. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenbelt
 Greenbelt, MDSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Greenbelt    2 Reviews

What a fantastically beautiful place to live. It's all here. Unfortunately I and other members have recently discovered that First Amendment rights are not enforced in  More

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Created as one of three "greentowns" in the United States during the New Deal, Greenbelt is built on a co-operative model. We have one of the largest and best-run  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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