2025 Compare Cities Education:
Menlo Park, CA vs Prescott, AZ

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- Prescott spends 50.8% less per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Prescott than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prescott had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CAPrescott, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33674573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Prescott    63 Reviews

Prescott is beautiful. The climate is wonderful (a bit hot in summer). The people are very unfriendly. I am conservative and have lived all over the country. The people  More

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I've lived here for 11 years and love the small town feel, perfect weather and great mountain biking. I am a medical professional in the area and am providing this as I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Yes, there is music here. We have a downtown with a courthouse area and yard where bands and singers perform. Also restaurants/saloons in Whiskey Row. The weather is  More

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