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Los Altos, CA vs Ruston, WA

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- Ruston spends 0.2% less per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% lower in Ruston than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ruston had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CARuston, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews
Phyllis · Los Altos, CA
Expensive
Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Tony · Sunnyvale, CA
Quality of Life
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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