2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, LA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 42.7% more per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% higher in Palo Alto than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, LAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  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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