2025 Compare Cities Education:
Menlo Park, CA vs Lynnwood, WA

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Highlights
- Lynnwood spends 11.8% less per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Lynnwood than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lynnwood had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CALynnwood, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Lynnwood    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

It rains a lot here. If you can handle the rain, the "3" months of summer is  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lynnwood is a small city of approximately 34,000 people located in South Snohomish County. It's a 20 minute ride to downtown Seattle from here. Many residents work in  More

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Over 17 years ago

This winter was/is one of the coldest and longest since my return to Washington state a few years ago. I also lived here in the late 80's/early 90's, and our recent  More

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