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Port Orchard, WA vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley spends 0.6% more per student than Port Orchard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% higher in Castro Valley than in Port Orchard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Orchard
 Port Orchard, WACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews
White · Port Orchard, WA
It's Okay
Over 7 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Terri · Port Orchard, WA
Love living here
Over 7 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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melissa · Port Orchard, WA
Port Orchard
Over 13 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews
Ken · Walnut Creek, CA
2015 review of Castro Valley, CA
Over 11 years ago

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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Doug · Castro Valley, CA
Close to the big cities
Over 12 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Curmudgeon · Castro Valley, CA
Castro Valley Needs to Incorporate
Over 13 years ago

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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