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Albuquerque, NM vs Menlo Park, CA

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- Menlo Park spends 56.0% more per student than Albuquerque.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.3% higher in Menlo Park than in Albuquerque. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Menlo Park had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albuquerque
 Albuquerque, NMMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,072  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor350  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.8%1.5%
Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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