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Menlo Park, CA vs Las Vegas, NV

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- Las Vegas spends 43.0% less per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% higher in Las Vegas than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Vegas had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CALas Vegas, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 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 Las Vegas    346 Reviews

Shows the worst of American behavior and values. Right up there with New Orleans. But there is a bright side. Liberals flock there. Please  More

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I went to Vegas to visit, and didn’t want to leave. Vegas had something for everyone, from the down and out, to the well to do, and everybody gets alone, because nobody  More

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Everything is available here from filipino cuisines to japanese shops to Winco's to themed cafes. However, the city is a little high in crime. Any side of the east side  More

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