2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palo Alto, CA vs Fairport, NY

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- Fairport spends 47.4% more per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.4% lower in Fairport than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairport had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAFairport, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%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 Fairport    4 Reviews

Grew up here and love the area. People are friendly and lots to do in what used to be a sleepy little village. Still, Canal Days, Saturday morning Farmer's Market, HS  More

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I have lived in the Fairport area for nearly two years now and I can say that the cost of living varies greatly. I have little experience with real estate, but have  More

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In Fairport there is always something planned - lots of parades (sometimes I think they come up with any old reason for a parade), concerts in the park, Canal Days -  More

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