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Lorain, OH vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 15.6% more per student than Lorain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% higher in San Jose than in Lorain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lorain
 Lorain, OHSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,052  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lorain    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Well, in short...It Sucks !!! It's become like the movie "Escape from New York". The city of Lorain has the highest amount of sex offenders and other criminals. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

I lived in Lorain for over 40 years of my life. It used to be a nice place to grow up and then raise a family. I return every year to visit family and meet up with  More

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Over 17 years ago

Living in Ohio is very unmotivating. There have been job cuts, homelessness and uncompassion all around us here. We strive to get ahead and take care of our families.   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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