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Upper Darby, PA vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose spends 17.6% less per student than Upper Darby.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.6% higher in San Jose than in Upper Darby. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Upper Darby
 Upper Darby, PASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Upper Darby    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I like Upper Darby I've been there for TWO YEARS it's time for a change I just would like to move to another  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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