2025 Compare Cities Education:
Los Altos, CA vs Clayton, CA

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Highlights
- Clayton spends 17.4% less per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Clayton than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clayton had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CAClayton, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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Reviews for Clayton    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

But has become increasingly expensive over the years....Great 4th of July Parade  More

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