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San Jose, CA vs Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

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Highlights
- Carmel-by-the-Sea spends 16.4% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% higher in Carmel-by-the-Sea than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmel-by-the-Sea had 12.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose
 San Jose, CACarmel-by-the-Sea, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$13,156$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5921.7316.23
 Students per Librarian6528289524573
 Students per Counselor646526530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%9.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%74.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%20.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%1.8%1.5%
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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Reviews for Carmel-By-The-Sea    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

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carmel has about 60 vacation homes and a dense cottage-y downtown. basically it is a tourist trap cental business district and a bunch of vacation rental homes. the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Liberals have run me out of town. The political is so overwhelming I am looking to relocate. However, if you are an aging hippie with a great deal of money you will be  More

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