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San Jose, CA vs Fort Dodge, IA

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Highlights
- Fort Dodge spends 20.4% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% lower in Fort Dodge than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Dodge had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose
 San Jose, CAFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,653$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14274573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 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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Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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