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Manhattan, NY vs Castro Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Castro Valley spends 51.3% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 75.0% higher in Castro Valley than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, NYCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor2153  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Manhattan    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Manhattan is a great place with lots to see and do. Exciting to visit and great to live if you have the  More

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This is the best city ever, it is very welcoming and there is a lot of fun things to do. I have lived her for 2 years now and have already had so many great experiences  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 12 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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