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Palo Alto, CA vs Ashburn, VA

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- Ashburn spends 3.0% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.5% lower in Ashburn than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashburn had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAAshburn, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6494573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 18 years ago

Very  More

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Over 19 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 Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 11 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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