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Los Altos, CA vs Portola Valley, CA

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- Portola Valley spends 9.2% more per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Portola Valley than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portola Valley had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CAPortola Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews
Phyllis · Los Altos, CA
Expensive
Over 18 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Tony · Sunnyvale, CA
Quality of Life
Over 18 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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