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San Mateo, CA vs Gilroy, CA

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Highlights
- Gilroy spends 8.4% less per student than San Mateo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% higher in Gilroy than in San Mateo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gilroy had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Mateo
 San Mateo, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for San Mateo    12 Reviews

I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

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I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  More

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Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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