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Brooklyn, NY vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 2.4% less per student than Brooklyn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.3% higher in Palo Alto than in Brooklyn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 15.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brooklyn
 Brooklyn, NYPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  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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