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Dix Hills, NY vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 39.1% less per student than Dix Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 76.0% higher in Palo Alto than in Dix Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dix Hills
 Dix Hills, NYPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Dix Hills    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

low crime rate and I really dont know why its rating is so high at 5,5  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great school system -- a strong reason for parents to consider buying  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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