2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palo Alto, CA vs Kirksville, MO

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- Kirksville spends 38.2% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.8% lower in Kirksville than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kirksville had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAKirksville, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,379$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,544$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6264573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.3%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 Kirksville    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

kirksvilles a nice town but too small for this guy. Lived there for 18 yrs and decided to move back to the east  More

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"Hello there!" "Welcome to Kirksville!!" I was born in Kirksville. I lived here for thirty-one years. I know from experience, this small town is a Mighty Great  More

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I am only a short timer here (two years)but have already become accustomed to, and appreciative of,the lack of violent crime. There is no fear of walking alone at night  More

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