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Palo Alto, CA vs Hood River, OR

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- Hood River spends 4.0% more per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% lower in Hood River than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hood River had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAHood River, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,136$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,980$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5754573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

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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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
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 Hood River    10 Reviews
John · White Salmon, WA
A Troubling phenom in paradise
Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for 20 years coming from the NY east coast area. This is a lot better in Summer as reflected in the rents which are out of this world -- $200 per  More

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Hope · Hood River, OR
Hood River Oregon
Over 10 years ago

Hood River Oregon is a amazing place to live the winters are awesome lots to do.The two things that i found that sucks about hood river is the cost of living and the  More

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Alex · The Dalles, OR
Register Voters
Over 15 years ago

I would like to know how many Hispanics are register voters in the city of The Dalles OR. And how many Hispanics are there in the ciy of The Dalles  More

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