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Palo Alto, CA vs Boca Raton, FL

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- Boca Raton spends 29.3% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% lower in Boca Raton than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boca Raton had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CABoca Raton, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

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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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
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 Boca Raton    29 Reviews
Joyce · Boca Raton, FL
It's a legend in its own mind.
Over 5 years ago

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Dental · Deerfield Beach, FL
Nice place
Over 5 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Gene · Boca Raton, FL
Health Care
Over 12 years ago

Health Care is  More

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