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Palo Alto, CA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 9.1% more per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% lower in Seattle than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CASeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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