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Palo Alto, CA vs Boerne, TX

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- Boerne spends 30.0% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% lower in Boerne than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boerne had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CABoerne, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,886$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,759$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7654573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 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 Boerne    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've only been in Boerne a short time but the restaurants are great and everyone I meet makes me feel  More

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Over 4 years ago

My company is moving me to Boerne and I was surprised to find it has a higher property crime rate than Los Angeles (this is my own personal concern since I’m planning to  More

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I have lived in Boerne (the area, not the small town itself) since 2006. Ignore the small minded folks who make reviews trying to discourage independent and tolerant  More

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