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Hercules, CA vs Albany, CA

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Highlights
- Albany spends 17.1% more per student than Hercules.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Albany than in Hercules. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hercules
 Hercules, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.4%1.5%
Reviews for Hercules    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Hercules is in the San Francisco Bay area. It is located on San Pablo Bay which moderates the temperature. Hercules is typically cooler than Concord in Summer. It can  More

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Would like to find out more about the living condition in Hercules and the surrounding areas as well, as well as the transportation to and from the Bay  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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