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State College, PA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 20.0% less per student than State College.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 74.5% higher in Sunnyvale than in State College. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to State College
 State College, PASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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