2025 Compare Cities Education:
Novato, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 12.8% less per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Palo Alto than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato
 Novato, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 11 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  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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