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Madison, NJ vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 27.4% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 98.1% higher in San Jose than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 12.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, NJSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,726  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor254  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Madison    3 Reviews

I grew up in Madison, and while I seriously appreciate what growing up in the town had to offer, it was a town that I grew out of pretty fast. Madison is small, with  More

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Over 12 years ago

Madison is  More

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Over 15 years ago

The Borough of Madison is located in Morris County. It is 23 miles by car, west of New York City and sits on the Mid-Town Direct rail line. Madison is well know for its  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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