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Los Altos, CA vs Miami, FL

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Highlights
- Miami spends 35.7% less per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% lower in Miami than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 20.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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