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Bell, CA vs Menlo Park, CA

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Highlights
- Menlo Park spends 15.3% more per student than Bell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Menlo Park than in Bell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Menlo Park had 66.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bell
 Bell, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.8%1.5%
Reviews for Bell    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Once a nice quiet community this town boasts mostly illegals. Not welcome here anymore so left six years ago. Mostly hispanic and unfriendly to other  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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