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Palo Alto, CA vs East Los Angeles, CA

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- East Los Angeles spends 5.3% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in East Los Angeles than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Los Angeles had 43.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAEast Los Angeles, 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.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock54.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 East Los Angeles    2 Reviews

If anyone hasn't been to the Inglewood area of Los Angeles, they have missed out on the opportunity of a lifetime! I love this place. Crime is almost non-existent, day  More

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Over 17 years ago

in east los angeles we are close to downtown arts,culture,and good eats in los angeles in general we are only miles away from the beach,moutains,or hot  More

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