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Lighthouse Point, FL vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 57.0% more per student than Lighthouse Point.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% higher in Palo Alto than in Lighthouse Point. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lighthouse Point
 Lighthouse Point, FLPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lighthouse Point    5 Reviews

Best place we have ever lived. House on water with boat in our backyard. Easy access to beach and more restaurants than you can shake a stick at. It doesn't get better  More

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Let's start by saying the school curriculum is risible. In fact, they decided last minute to combine grades last year and this year, hurting both side of the spectrum  More

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Let's start by saying the school curriculum is risible. In fact, they decided last minute to combine grades last year and this year, hurting both side of the spectrum  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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