2026 Compare Cities Education:
Menlo Park, CA vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 34.4% less per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% lower in Dallas than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 16.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CADallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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