2025 Compare Cities Education:
Simsbury, CT vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 26.6% less per student than Simsbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 75.1% higher in San Jose than in Simsbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 13.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Simsbury
 Simsbury, CTSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Simsbury    2 Reviews

Over 15 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 16 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 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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