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Palo Alto, CA vs Framingham, MA

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- Framingham spends 28.0% more per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.5% lower in Framingham than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Framingham had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAFramingham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 Framingham    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Great central location and easy access to major routs  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the reasons I moved here was for the ease of access to the city center of Boston, and also to get on the road in any direction... I still really appreciate that a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Potential option for a dual career couple commuting between Boston and Worcester.OK but not great schools-ethnically diverse but with little crime.Not snooty but your  More

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