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Palo Alto, CA vs Benicia, CA

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Highlights
- Benicia spends 24.1% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% higher in Benicia than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benicia had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CABenicia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62534573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Benicia    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Formerly an out of the way set of signs on the freeways noticed on the way out of town, with a reputation for refineries, Benicia has transformed over the years into a  More

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i've lived lots of places and benicia is by far the worst. th kist here (12-20) are jerks, they jump infront of cars, run around the stores like crazy people and are  More

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I'm a Californian who doesn't like cars, traffic or driving. That's why I moved to Benicia, so I could walk to work if I wanted. After work, I really don't need a car  More

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