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San Jose, CA vs Foster City, CA

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Highlights
- Foster City spends 9.2% more per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Foster City than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Foster City had 12.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose

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 San Jose, CAFoster City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$15,457$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5919.7916.23
 Students per Librarian652880554573
 Students per Counselor646431530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%1.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%11.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%70.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%24.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%7.2%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 17 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total
ZIPS IN FOSTER CITY, CALIFORNIA
94404

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