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Susanville, CA vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 47.0% more per student than Susanville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% higher in San Jose than in Susanville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 20.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Susanville
 Susanville, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,012  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor4007  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.22.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Susanville    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Ive been here my whole life. I can't imagine living anywhere else but crime is definitely going up. Blame it on add another prison i feel 1 was plenty. But its still  More

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Over 6 years ago

Decent place, lived here for a while. Homeless are everywhere, drug addicts under the bridges, don't go to the river or the trail due to harassment from homeless.  More

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Over 7 years ago

Susanville has most of the raptors that you see in the US. I see deer in the city streets daily. I've seen beaver, coyote, wolf, bear, martins, racoon, fox, skunk,  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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