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Cambridge, MA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 21.9% less per student than Cambridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 80.1% higher in Palo Alto than in Cambridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambridge
 Cambridge, MAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   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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