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Hollister, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Castro Valley spends 1.3% less per student than Hollister.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% lower in Castro Valley than in Hollister. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 13.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hollister
 Hollister, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,320  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor881  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Hollister    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Hollister, California has a wonderful bicycle store named Off the Chain Bikes. Brian Lucas owns and operates this store. His knowledge and passion for cycling is so  More

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Over 19 years ago

great dirt bike  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 11 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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