2026 Compare Cities Education:
St. Paul, MN vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley spends 11.7% less per student than St. Paul.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.4% higher in Castro Valley than in St. Paul. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Paul
 St. Paul, MNCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,480  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor487  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 9 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  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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