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San Jose, CA vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 17.2% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Sacramento than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose

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 San Jose, CASacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$12,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5922.7516.23
 Students per Librarian652863214573
 Students per Counselor646641530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%35.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%1.4%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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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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total
ZIPS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
95823, 95822, 95831, 95833, 95835, 95838, 95820, 95824, 95834, 95815, 18 total

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