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St. Louis Park, MN vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 4.7% less per student than St. Louis Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.3% higher in San Jose than in St. Louis Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Louis Park
 St. Louis Park, MNSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for St. Louis Park    3 Reviews

Do your research before considering a move here. Make sure the politics and demographics are what you seek. This burb has changed dramatically in the past 10 years and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Due to the incredible amount of Fortune 500 companies in the Twin Cities, the housing market is amazingly stable. St Louis Park is a youthful suburb great for young  More

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I was born and raised in St. Louis Park, and I now live in Southeast Minneapolis, as I am a college student at the University of Minnesota. After leaving "the Park", I  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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