2025 Compare Cities Education:
Buffalo Grove, IL vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 24.7% less per student than Buffalo Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.2% higher in Palo Alto than in Buffalo Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Buffalo Grove
 Buffalo Grove, ILPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  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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