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Simsbury, CT vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley spends 29.0% less per student than Simsbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 75.3% higher in Castro Valley than in Simsbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Simsbury
 Simsbury, CTCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Simsbury    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

We've lived in Simsbury for over 24 years, relocated here by choice because of the small town feel and quality of education. We made the right choice, cost of living is  More

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Over 17 years ago

I lived in Simsbury for 1 1/2 yrs. The cost of housing as a whole is expensive. Homes are a bit more than surrounding areas, but the property tax is what drives up the  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 12 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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