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Iowa City, IA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto spends 3.6% more per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.5% higher in Palo Alto than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  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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