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Palo Alto, CA vs Minden, NV

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- Minden spends 35.9% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.2% lower in Minden than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minden had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAMinden, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,803$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,251$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5384573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Minden    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Moved here to escape traffic and stress UNBELIEVABLE VIEWS! Love the people and quality of  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved from Southern California (suburbs of LA) almost 3 years ago to get away from the bad traffic and too many people. We thought Northern Nevada was the perfect  More

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The Carson Valley is a beautiful place to live. Lake Tahoe 20 min. away. Snow skiing 20 min. away. Summers are great mostly in the 90s. and dry. Mountains suround the  More

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