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Hamden, CT vs Alameda, CA

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- Alameda spends 23.1% less per student than Hamden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.4% higher in Alameda than in Hamden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hamden
 Hamden, CTAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Hamden    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Crime is very low in my town the Police Officers live in the town so they care more about their  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have worked at seven different elementary schools, not including my student teaching experiences, and Wintergreen by far surpasses them on every level. We are  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sounds like this is a great city . Change and Diversity are both good and are what makes America what it is today. Prior to having committed to relocating, perhaps you  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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