2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palo Alto, CA vs Hoover, AL

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Highlights
- Hoover spends 28.3% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% lower in Hoover than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hoover had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAHoover, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 Hoover    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hoover is in central Alabama and is a suburb of Birmigham. It has a mild four season climate wellsuited to nature lovers, golfers, and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hoover, Alabama has a wide range of home buying opportunities. A huge plus is the up and coming TND community at The Preserve. The homes in this quaint neighborhood  More

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Over 20 years ago

Good municipal facilities (City Recreation Center, great library, good police and fire protection). Good schools (especially for Alabama). Traffic is heavy at  More

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