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Palo Alto, CA vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 3.3% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Alameda than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
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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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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