2024 Compare Cities Education:
La Mirada, CA vs Gilroy, CA

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Highlights
- Gilroy spends 5.6% more per student than La Mirada.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Gilroy than in La Mirada. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gilroy had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Mirada
 La Mirada, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8621.5916.23
 Students per Librarian656565284573
 Students per Counselor380646530
 Grade School Educ.5.5%9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%6.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%25.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.4%28.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.2%1.5%
Reviews for La Mirada    3 Reviews

Los Angeles/Orange County undoubtedly has some of the best weather in America. The temperature fluctuates between 50 at the lowest and 108 at the highest, and you will  More

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Over 16 years ago

The weather is beautiful, the crime is low, the area is full of green areas and trees. It is close to shopping, restaurants, culture, and entertainment The bad part is  More

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Lots of trees and parks. Decent schools. Freeway close to the centers of LA and OC. Low crime. Great place to raise children. A dog park in Fullerton about 20 mins.  More

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Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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