2025 Compare Cities Education:
Los Altos, CA vs Paradise Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Paradise Valley spends 42.6% less per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% lower in Paradise Valley than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Paradise Valley had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CAParadise Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%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 Paradise Valley    1 Reviews

In addition to some of the best climate, other than months of mid June through mid October, we have many hiking, tennis, and golf opportunities. Sky Harbor airport is  More

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