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Palo Alto, CA vs Santa Paula, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Paula spends 22.5% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Santa Paula than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Paula had 33.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CASanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock64.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%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 Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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