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Montclair, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 25.4% more per student than Montclair.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Palo Alto than in Montclair. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 31.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Montclair
 Montclair, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Montclair    2 Reviews

One of the best cities I have lived in. Great city to invest in now because the city has future development plans that will raise property value higher.  More

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Pros Freeway access City has a train stop Shopping is convenient Not so much city traffic Beautiful View Close access to nature (Close drive to desert, beach,  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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