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Sebastopol, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley spends 5.6% more per student than Sebastopol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% higher in Castro Valley than in Sebastopol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sebastopol
 Sebastopol, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sebastopol    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in Sebastopol for 5 years. During my 50+ years on this planet, I have lived many places (New Jersey, NYC, New Zealand, San Diego, Hawaii, Maui, Ashland OR,  More

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Sebastopol, CA really is a great place to live. Located only 50 miles north of San Francisco in the beautiful Sonoma County Wine Country, Sebastopol retains its  More

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it may be pricey, but that really defines the town as who truly loves it. the cost of living is something to think about. i think it is a wonderful town and would be  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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