2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palo Alto, CA vs Albany, OR

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Highlights
- Albany spends 2.3% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% lower in Albany than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAAlbany, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6834573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Albany    25 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I only lived in Albany 1 year. But I found the weather to be quite Mild. The Housing more affordable than Corvallis. I was shocked to find that nearby Corvallis gets  More

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I've been living in Albany about 4.5 years. Moved up from Southern California to escape high home prices and the cost of living and clogged freeways. Now it's not sunny  More

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Over 4 years ago

Ten months and ongoing in Albany, from the SF Bay Area. Much less crime here, much quieter here, more courteous and sane drivers here by far. We have been able to  More

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