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San Francisco, CA vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 12.4% less per student than San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in San Jose than in San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Francisco

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 San Francisco, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,016$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,279$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,028$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.421.5916.23
 Students per Librarian129665284573
 Students per Counselor566646530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.8%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.2%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.0%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.0%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  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 3 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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ZIPS IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
94112, 94110, 94122, 94109, 94116, 94121, 94117, 94134, 94118, 94115, 27 total
ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total

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