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San Jose, CA vs Waukesha, WI

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Highlights
- Waukesha spends 19.6% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.2% lower in Waukesha than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waukesha had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose

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 San Jose, CAWaukesha, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$12,133$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5915.5116.23
 Students per Librarian65287264573
 Students per Counselor646501530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%41.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%1.0%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 Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total
ZIPS IN WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
53188 53186 53189

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