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Greenville, SC vs Castro Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Castro Valley spends 47.8% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.2% higher in Castro Valley than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, SCCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 4 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 12 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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