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Palo Alto, CA vs Friday Harbor, WA

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- Friday Harbor spends 5.5% more per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.6% lower in Friday Harbor than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friday Harbor had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,407$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17704573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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