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

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- Pasco spends 9.7% less per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Pasco than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pasco had 21.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CAPasco, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,139$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,277$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28824573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Pasco    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Ive lived here for about 13 years now its a great place. Got my peen licked on a couple good times, plenty of shorties. Would recommend  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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I grew up in West Richland in the Tri-Cities, and we were always told to not go to Pasco because it was dangerous. I have no idea how true that was back in the '80's,  More

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