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Steamboat Springs, CO vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose spends 20.9% less per student than Steamboat Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 64.8% higher in San Jose than in Steamboat Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Steamboat Springs
 Steamboat Springs, COSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,749  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor247  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Steamboat Springs    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I moved here a year ago now and I love it. I've lived all over the East Coast to date the best all around place I've lived has been Asheville North Carolina albeit until  More

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Over 14 years ago

steamboat is an excellent example of small town living. help and support when you are in need. family, community, recreation. all here for enjoying. give to the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Hey, I lived in Steamboat breifly nice town. My brother lived there 15 years. The outdoors are awesome in that area. Hunting, skiing, kayaking, fishing, etc.. 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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