2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palo Alto, CA vs Cambridge, MA

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Highlights
- Cambridge spends 28.0% more per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.5% lower in Cambridge than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cambridge had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CACambridge, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock15.1%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 Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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