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Palo Alto, CA vs Mount Vernon, WA

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- Mount Vernon spends 1.8% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% lower in Mount Vernon than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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