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Palo Alto, CA vs Germantown, TN

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Highlights
- Germantown spends 33.6% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.0% lower in Germantown than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Germantown had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAGermantown, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Germantown    10 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

We get all four seasons in Germantown. Winters are mild with maybe 4" of snow. Summers are hot & humid. This semi-tropical enviroment is why our vegitation is so  More

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Over 11 years ago

I don't care what anybody says about this school.... I HATE HHS! Yeah. It's a great academic (which you REALLY have to be dedicated to studying for) and AWESOME visual  More

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Over 14 years ago

Germantown, TN is a small suburb of Memphis, TN with a good school system, great community life and a very low crime  More

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