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Los Altos, CA vs Yorktown, VA

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Highlights
- Yorktown spends 29.4% less per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% lower in Yorktown than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yorktown had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CAYorktown, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,987$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,839$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2854573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock100.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock40.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.9%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 Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 14 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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