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Stillwater, MN vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 19.4% more per student than Stillwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in San Jose than in Stillwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Stillwater
 Stillwater, MNSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,957  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor702  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Stillwater    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The downtown is charming. Touristy at times in the summer and fall. Traffic can be a bear during those days. Lots of antique stores, lots of vintage houses. Water adds  More

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Stillwater is one of the most beautiful towns in the upper midwest. The view of the St. Croix River and the hills are reminiscent of the Rhine River Valley in Germany  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stillwater is beautiful for the short summer that we have. Low crime rate beautiful scenic area. 40 minutes to Minneapolis and St. Paul. Scenic water way and good job  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 5 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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