2025 Compare Cities Education:
Crystal Lake, IL vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 2.6% less per student than Crystal Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.1% higher in Palo Alto than in Crystal Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Crystal Lake
 Crystal Lake, ILPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor578  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Crystal Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great area for recreational boating, fishing and biking. Great place to involve your kids as there are lots of opportunities' for football, baseball and dance. For  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have been living here for 12 years. It's a nice community with friendly people, but I hate the weather. It feels like winter is 6 months long with many overcast days,  More

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Over 12 years ago

A nice place to raise a family, but not a lot of diversity. We are looking to move from here and searching in the Colorado  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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