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Malibu, CA vs Los Altos, CA

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- Los Altos spends 5.6% more per student than Malibu.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Los Altos than in Malibu. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Altos had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Malibu
 Malibu, CALos Altos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock35.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%1.5%
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amy · Malibu, CA
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Over 15 years ago

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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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