2024 Compare Cities Education:
Alamo, CA vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City spends 32.2% more per student than Alamo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% lower in Redwood City than in Alamo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redwood City had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alamo
 Alamo, CARedwood City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,192$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448$15,457$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,565$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2119.7916.23
 Students per Librarian751880554573
 Students per Counselor584431530
 Grade School Educ.0.4%6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%5.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.99.0%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.0%14.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.4%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.1%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%4.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.1%6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Alamo    3 Reviews

A loveey, quiet suburb with some semi-rural, horsey areas left.Being upscale, there are some Type A's and snobs but generally people say, "Hi" when walking in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

who ever wrote this is  More

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Over 17 years ago

great climate, great schools, close to everything, housing prices are extremely  More

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Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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