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Yorktown, VA vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 41.7% more per student than Yorktown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.0% higher in San Jose than in Yorktown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 14.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yorktown
 Yorktown, VASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,931  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.3.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 14 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  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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