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Nyack, NY vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 39.0% less per student than Nyack.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.6% higher in San Jose than in Nyack. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nyack
 Nyack, NYSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,847  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor318  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Nyack    4 Reviews

Nyack is a very vibrant and eclectic town. Very diverse culturally and is accepting to the LGBTQ community. The arts, nightlife, and shopping is great. My favorite  More

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Over 13 years ago

Nyack is a small village on the Hudson River about 20 miles north of NYC. Living in a river town is a wonderful thing from beautiful sunrises to sunsets. The village of  More

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Over 15 years ago

I moved here 8 yrs ago from NYC (30 minutes away) and have found this to be the quintessential small town, not small minded. I am a real estate associate broker with  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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