2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fairmont, WV vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 43.1% more per student than Fairmont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.8% higher in Palo Alto than in Fairmont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairmont
 Fairmont, WVPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,581  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  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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