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Corvallis, OR vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto spends 1.3% less per student than Corvallis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.0% higher in Palo Alto than in Corvallis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Corvallis
 Corvallis, ORPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,256  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Corvallis    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I just made a trip to Corvallis to browse the town, go to places of interest and get a feel for the place I was considering to move and buy a home. OMGosh, I could not  More

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I have lived here 30 yrs and it is great especially if you like extortion, fraud, theft, back biting, a police force that has no respect for you or your rights, a  More

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This is the third or fourth time I've come to this site to find reliable stats and have found blatant mistakes. Also, why can't I leave a comment about 'people'? Thank  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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