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Star, ID vs Santa Clara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clara spends 98.3% more per student than Star.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% higher in Santa Clara than in Star. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clara had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Star
 Star, IDSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Star    1 Reviews

I lived here for six months. I love this place. A perfect blend of rural and city. I have a 8-12 mile drive for most things, but anything and every this is here.   More

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Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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