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San Jose, CA vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 7.1% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.0% lower in Peoria than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose

Education
 San Jose, CAPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$14,520$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5914.4716.23
 Students per Librarian652832194573
 Students per Counselor646460530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%37.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%1.6%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 Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total
ZIPS IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS
61604 61614 61615 61603 61605 61606 61602 61625

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