2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver City, NM vs Castro Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Castro Valley spends 8.9% more per student than Silver City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.1% higher in Castro Valley than in Silver City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver City
 Silver City, NMCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  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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