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Highland, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto spends 25.4% more per student than Highland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Palo Alto than in Highland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 25.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland
 Highland, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Highland    4 Reviews
John · Highland, CA
Great place to live
Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Highland for about 14 years. The East Highland area, where I live, is awesome. Great weather and very nice area with affordable and nice planned  More

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Jeff · Highland, CA
Good schools
Over 13 years ago

Highland is a bedroom comunity to the LA, Orange County area to the west. We are part of the Redlands School dist. and have two Jr. Colleges near by with Cal State San  More

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Jerald · Los Angeles, CA
Crime in Highland Ca
Over 13 years ago

Is there alot of crime in Highland? What part of the city is  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

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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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
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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