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San Jose, CA vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 36.9% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.0% lower in Raleigh than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose

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 San Jose, CARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5915.1116.23
 Students per Librarian65288294573
 Students per Counselor646300530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%52.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%2.5%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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total
ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total

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