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Newport Beach, CA vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 16.4% more per student than Newport Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Alameda than in Newport Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newport Beach
 Newport Beach, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Newport Beach    21 Reviews

I've lived here since late 2014. It's pretty on the outside and ugly on the inside. The people are hyper conservative, aggressively competitive. It's all about money and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I love calling Newport Beach my home. Every time I return from travel, I can feel the stress leave my body the minute I see the Ocean. I sell real estate in Newport  More

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Over 10 years ago

I currently reside on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, Ca. I grew up in Newport on the peninsula point near the wedge. I still visit the wedge but going to that area in  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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