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Palo Alto, CA vs Melbourne, FL

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- Melbourne spends 41.8% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% lower in Melbourne than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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