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Waxhaw, NC vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 75.6% more per student than Waxhaw.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% higher in San Jose than in Waxhaw. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 12.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waxhaw
 Waxhaw, NCSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,153  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Waxhaw    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Waxhaw used to be a good place, I was born and raised here loving the small friendly town and enviorment. The summer parades were amazing as this was an ideal place to  More

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The schools claim to be good but in reality they are just overrated and kind of bad plus the schools are all overcrowded from everyone moving here. No sidewalks anywhere  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is dangerous and arrogant to jump to conclusions. It is not prejudice towards single women, or any women for that matter. It is a growing saddness that natives feel  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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