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Hurricane, UT vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 109.9% more per student than Hurricane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% lower in San Jose than in Hurricane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hurricane
 Hurricane, UTSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Hurricane    5 Reviews

Lived here almost 10 years in retirement. Definitely not what it was 10 years ago. I knew the population would increase, that’s inevitable but it doesn’t have a small  More

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Over 8 years ago

Crime on the rise. Drug trafficking, children trafficking. You name it. Nevada & California people are here and house prices are rising, and so is crime. City counsel  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is a very nice small town with small town politics. A good place to retire, however DO NOT come here looking for work. There is not any. We have a quiet, clean  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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