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San Clemente, CA vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 20.4% more per student than San Clemente.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% lower in San Jose than in San Clemente. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Clemente
 San Clemente, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for San Clemente    9 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

First, the big plus of San Clemente is the weather. It is wonderful and most of the time you can enjoy a variety of outdoor activities. Second, the area has a natural  More

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Over 17 years ago

2005, 2006, 2007 one homicide 2008  More

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Over 17 years ago

I first moved to San Clemente in 1974 from the Los Angeles area. Three things struck me at the time as being radically different than LA: Things closed down earlier,  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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