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Madera, CA vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 8.2% more per student than Madera.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in San Jose than in Madera. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 43.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madera
 Madera, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  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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