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Tracy, CA vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 24.0% more per student than Tracy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% lower in Alameda than in Tracy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 9.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tracy
 Tracy, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Tracy    18 Reviews

Native born and raised in Tracy. I've seen it go from a small community of 12,000 to almost 100,000 in 50 years. The growth has not been for the better IMO. It has  More

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I was raised in Tracy and over the last 60+ years, it has gone from a small town of about 9,000 to almost 100,000. The changes have not all been good. It was a good  More

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I have been living here for 4 years and I can’t wait to move out of here. Tracy is a place very very very dusty.. it can be just one week and you have to wipe out  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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