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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palo Alto, CA vs Culver City, CA

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- Culver City spends 5.3% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Culver City than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Culver City had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CACulver City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%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 Culver City    10 Reviews
Nardina · Culver City, CA
Retired
Over 12 years ago

Excellent weather, a million things to do, lots of art....Expensive...very expensive... and more so now that I have  More

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walt · Culver City, CA
Disgruntled parent
Over 14 years ago

Just because you didn't enjoy your experience you shouldn't slander an entire school based on your experience. Took my kids out of private school, to enroll them in an  More

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Joe · Culver City, CA
poor community
Over 15 years ago

difficult to connect and feel a sense of community  More

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