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Sanford, NC vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 79.4% more per student than Sanford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.8% higher in San Jose than in Sanford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sanford
 Sanford, NCSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,304  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor316  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Sanford    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It's pretty affordable and safe place to live. I do not yet have school aged children but I understand the education is not the best here. But it is nice, quiet,  More

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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 4 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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