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Pasadena, MD vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 4.0% more per student than Pasadena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.1% higher in Sunnyvale than in Pasadena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pasadena
 Pasadena, MDSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Pasadena    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Realestate is very high here. This state to my way of thinking does very little to help its senior citizens. Taxes are very high here. Pretty soon we will probably be  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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