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San Carlos, CA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 8.4% less per student than San Carlos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% higher in Sunnyvale than in San Carlos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Carlos
 San Carlos, CASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for San Carlos    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived in San Carlos for over 15 years and absolutely love it! There is a great mix of age groups and it is becoming more ethnically diverse. Kids play on my  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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