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Mill Creek, WA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto spends 3.9% more per student than Mill Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% higher in Palo Alto than in Mill Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mill Creek
 Mill Creek, WAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mill Creek    3 Reviews

The State of Washington finds many, many ways to tax their residents, more so than anywhere else I have lived. I moved here from the Bay Area, and wish I had stayed in  More

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Over 17 years ago

We love it here been out of the south (baton rouge,la) for almost 3 years, but will not be able to stay because the standard of living is over the  More

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Over 19 years ago

When I lived there a few years ago, most houses were around 500K and up. IF that's your price range, the schools are good and the area is very pretty. Lots of  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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