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San Jose, CA vs Indian Wells, CA

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- Indian Wells spends 16.9% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Indian Wells than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indian Wells had 14.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose

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 San Jose, CAIndian Wells, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$12,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5923.3616.23
 Students per Librarian6528249534573
 Students per Counselor646526530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%0.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%98.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%17.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%54.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%17.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%6.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%2.3%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 Indian Wells    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

indian wells is one of the great golf centers in america. fabulous weather in the winter months causes it to be crowded-the rest of the year, while it can get hot, is  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am in the process of re-locating from San Diego to Indian Wells. The place is just fantastic: quiet, clean and  More

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ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total
ZIPS IN INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA
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