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Sunnyvale, CA vs Grand Forks, ND

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Highlights
- Grand Forks spends 10.7% less per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.3% lower in Grand Forks than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CAGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2574573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
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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Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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