2024 Compare Cities Education:
Tempe, AZ vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 74.2% more per student than Tempe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% higher in San Jose than in Tempe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tempe
 Tempe, AZSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2421.5916.23
 Students per Librarian234865284573
 Students per Counselor718646530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.6%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Tempe    22 Reviews

Tempe is a very unique case of a College Town that has quickly become a Small College City or a Small City. It used to be where there was small pockets of walkability  More

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Tempe is a small city that definitely has nice areas, nice weather, the people are always good, and it is home of ASU. The Tempe town council has done a good job towards  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived in Arizona 55 yrs Phoenix /Tempe lost my job and got a offer to keep my job but had to move Fall River MA. I will take the heat over days of cold anytime . January  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 3 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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