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Dakota Dunes, SD vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto spends 13.6% less per student than Dakota Dunes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% lower in Palo Alto than in Dakota Dunes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dakota Dunes
 Palo Alto, SDUnited States, CA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
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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

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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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