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Palo Alto, CA vs Great Neck, NY

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Highlights
- Great Neck spends 70.2% more per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.1% lower in Great Neck than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Neck had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAGreat Neck, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,368$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9794573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 Great Neck    3 Reviews

I basically grew up in Great Neck from ages 7 through 23. My thoughts are as follows. Yes you should be concerned about the quality of the water. My family spent plenty  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great School System and Park  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great community,terrific park system with pools,tennis courts and summer entertainment; 30 minutes to Manhattan by LIRR, universities and colleges within easy driving  More

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