2026 Compare Cities Education:
Dallas, OR vs Menlo Park, CA

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Highlights
- Menlo Park spends 47.2% more per student than Dallas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% higher in Menlo Park than in Dallas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Menlo Park had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dallas
 Dallas, ORMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,248  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.8%1.5%
Reviews for Dallas    8 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have never had such hateful terrible people for neighbors like those at Ceres Gleann. The HOA here acts like a Supreme Court with a bunch of old geezers and hags who  More

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Over 12 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Dallas has a VERY mild climate- never gets too hot, and it never gets too cold. It is always green and beautiful. Sometimes I get bored and want more EXTREME weather.   More

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Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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