2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palo Alto, CA vs Ashland, OH

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Highlights
- Ashland spends 21.9% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% lower in Ashland than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashland had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAAshland, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,370$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,079$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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

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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 Ashland    6 Reviews

I've lived all over the country working in healthcare.Have lived in ashland for the last 30 years.If you like smaller towns,you will like Ashland.Very friendly (as most  More

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I moved here a little under two years ago for personal reasons and for my child to have a decent school to go to. I have found the people very unwelcoming and cliquish,  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in here all my life. Ashland is a great place to raise a family. There are lots of parks and activities for families to enjoy. It is also a very safe  More

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