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Seattle, WA vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 8.3% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% higher in San Jose than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

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 Seattle, WASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5321.5916.23
 Students per Librarian98965284573
 Students per Counselor455646530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  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 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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ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total

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