2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palo Alto, CA vs Oklahoma City, OK

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Highlights
- Oklahoma City spends 45.6% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% lower in Oklahoma City than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oklahoma City had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAOklahoma City, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,014$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,964$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5614573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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

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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 Oklahoma City    78 Reviews

Very high tornado risk  More

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I have lived in this state for 6 months. There are a couple of things to bear in mind when it comes to OK. If you are moving from a state that has been destroyed by  More

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We moved here after living in Oregon our whole lives. Been here for 6 months and live in a middle class neighborhood. If I'm out front of the house someone was always  More

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