2025 Compare Cities Education:
Menlo Park, CA vs Tulare, CA

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Highlights
- Tulare spends 27.0% less per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Tulare than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tulare had 21.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CATulare, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Tulare    3 Reviews

Tulare is a terrible place to raise a family, that is why i did everything i could to get my newborn out of there!!!!! There is not only ZERO culture but there is an  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great school! Caring involved teachers and principle. Our granddaughter was new there this year and the staff and some of the other students helped to make her feel  More

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Over 15 years ago

Tulare, California is a very stable place to live. It is a perfect place to raise a family. It is a very small and friendly town. Cows and agriculture is our specialty.  More

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