2025 Compare Cities Education:
Menlo Park, CA vs Waukesha, WI

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- Waukesha spends 26.4% less per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% lower in Waukesha than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waukesha had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CAWaukesha, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7264573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%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 Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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