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Los Banos, CA vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 28.4% more per student than Los Banos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in San Jose than in Los Banos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 21.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Banos
 Los Banos, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Los Banos    6 Reviews

Everything I think about this town has already been said. And those things unfortunately are more in the negative category. Not too much good to say about this town.   More

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The most attractive part of Los Banos is their proximity to San Jose and relatively low housing prices. However, if you look at it from different angles Los Banos may  More

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Over 7 years ago

Inaccurate facts. The heat in Los Banos is relentless. From May to mid or end of September100 +degrees. I lived there most of my 59 years. It is oppressive. It can go  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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