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Beacon, NY vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 35.2% less per student than Beacon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.4% higher in Palo Alto than in Beacon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Beacon
 Beacon, NYPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 8 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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