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Media, PA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 17.6% less per student than Media.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.6% higher in Palo Alto than in Media. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Media
 Media, PAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Media    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Media, Pa has easy access to major highways and the rail system, which makes it easy to get to downtown Philadelphia. Rail takes about the same amount of time but there  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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