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Palo Alto, CA vs Gresham, OR

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Highlights
- Gresham spends 6.4% more per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.1% lower in Gresham than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gresham had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAGresham, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Gresham    4 Reviews

First, EVERYTHING is close and conveniently located. Second, there is NO sales tax, so a $1.99 burger is $1.99. You don't have to figure out the tax on anything. Third,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Beware of the I-Tax. It is costly. Not to mention if you are new to the area the I-Tax reflects on the entire Multnomah County area. Even if you rent you  More

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Over 19 years ago

there are more than 2 months of summer there, lived there my whole  More

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