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Palo Alto, CA vs Custer, SD

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- Custer spends 25.1% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.0% lower in Custer than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Custer had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CACuster, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,774$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,926$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%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.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Custer    1 Reviews
Liz · Custer, SD
Small town -- rural country living
Over 18 years ago

We retired and moved to the country so I could live my dream of breeding horses. Country living takes a period of adjustment, but I love country living, and it would be  More

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