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Mobile, AL vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 70.9% more per student than Mobile.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in San Jose than in Mobile. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mobile

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 Mobile, ALSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,769$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,969$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,527$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.0421.5916.23
 Students per Librarian57965284573
 Students per Counselor450646530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.6%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Mobile    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Avoid at all costs weak job market bad schools discrimnation of disabled in workplace and schools , I have lived here most of my life and have been trying to get out  More

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someone freshly graduated from high school with no work experience can pick up a serving job and make more hourly than someone who works in an entry level healthcare  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in that City for almost 12 years I have nothing good to say about it I have nothing bad to say about it People especially the cops some cricket wrong doing  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 3 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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ZIPS IN MOBILE, ALABAMA
36695, 36608, 36605, 36609, 36693, 36606, 36618, 36617, 36603, 36604, 14 total
ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total

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