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Moses Lake, WA vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley spends 11.3% more per student than Moses Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Castro Valley than in Moses Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Moses Lake
 Moses Lake, WACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,709  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Moses Lake    10 Reviews

The population stays around the same. Companies come and go, and the overall jobs (I mean professional jobs, not BK or McD's) seem to come and go too. Mitsubishi is only  More

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Over 10 years ago

You are way off on your population for Moses Lake, WA We have been at 21,414, stated officially on the sign as entering Moses Lake, all 2014. Please correct this asap.  More

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Over 13 years ago

I enjoy the dry desert climate and central location to outdoor activities. Even though it is desert we enjoy four seasons. The drawback is the influx of gain related  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 11 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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