2025 Compare Cities Education:
Larchmont, NY vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 41.3% less per student than Larchmont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.5% higher in Palo Alto than in Larchmont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Larchmont
 Larchmont, NYPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.4.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree18.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Larchmont    3 Reviews

This is a very nice, upscale area with lots of amenities, but too costly for me as I'm approaching retirement. I'm looking to relocate to a much less expensive  More

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Over 18 years ago

Very low crime. Most of the police officers are helping people with health and emergency issues, or dealing with traffic issues. Larchmont has its own police  More

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Over 19 years ago

Larchmont is not affordable to anyone. It is very pretty and super safe but how do you think they are getting this kind of treatment! Average home is $800,000 for a  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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