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Palo Alto, CA vs Covington, WA

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Highlights
- Covington spends 9.1% more per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% lower in Covington than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Covington had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CACovington, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Covington    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The City of Covington is rich in small town character and beautiful natural environment. It is family-oriented, safe, and pedestrian-friendly town that is rapidly  More

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Over 17 years ago

Covington is relatively safe. Our idea of crime is when someone drives on the park grass. We had a rash of vehicle thefts a couple of years ago, but they caught the  More

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