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Port Aransas, TX vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley spends 36.5% more per student than Port Aransas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.1% higher in Castro Valley than in Port Aransas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Aransas
 Port Aransas, TXCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,087  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Port Aransas    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Nice beach access. Some weekends are crowded but weekdays are better if you don't want the crowds. One of the better places to spend time on the Texas Gulf  More

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I live in Port Aransas, TX. It is a resort town on a barrier island about 30 miles from Corpus  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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