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San Jose, CA vs Libby, MT

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- Libby spends 34.9% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.2% lower in Libby than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Libby had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose
 San Jose, CALibby, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4484573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Libby    4 Reviews

Please do not move to my back yard. Yes, it is very beautiful here, but is not an open invitation to move here. This town is a superfund site for asbestosis. The air is  More

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Libby is backed by a huge wilderness area that has gizzly bears, moose, elk, and all sorts of other wild creatures. North of the town of about 2500 where I live, I'm  More

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Over 16 years ago

I hesitate to give any info....to keep the community small, but it's going to get out none the less. The Libby area has more untouched and rarely traveled forests and  More

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