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Los Altos, CA vs Stanwood, WA

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- Stanwood spends 3.7% less per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in Stanwood than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stanwood had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CAStanwood, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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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Reviews for Stanwood    2 Reviews
jeff · Stanwood, WA
OLYMPICS
Over 15 years ago

I BELIEVE THAT WITH THE NEW TRAIN STATION AND THE UFF DA SHOP BEING AS A CITIZEN OF STANWOOD WE COULD UPHOLD THE SUMMER  More

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Mayrene · Camano Island, WA
Absolutely Gorgeous Always
Over 18 years ago

We moved to Camano Island, just west of Stanwood, from California over a year ago. The quality of life here for our family is fantastic. The weather is fantastic, the  More

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