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Bellaire, TX vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto spends 43.5% more per student than Bellaire.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.5% higher in Palo Alto than in Bellaire. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellaire
 Bellaire, TXPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree16.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bellaire    6 Reviews

Some of the staff at West University Elementary let horrible children do whatever they want and treated them like innocent people instead of taking them to the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great place to have a Business..Close knit community..Very visible Police, but a tidy city... Children's Collections 5219 Bellaire Blvd. Bellaire, Tx 7740   More

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Over 15 years ago

This is a small town in a big city. The politics is narrow. The noise and congestion of the freeway makes being outside uneasily peaceful. I am close to cultural  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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