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Puyallup, WA vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley spends 3.1% less per student than Puyallup.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% higher in Castro Valley than in Puyallup. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Puyallup
 Puyallup, WACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  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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