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Palo Alto, CA vs Sioux Falls, SD

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- Sioux Falls spends 33.3% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% lower in Sioux Falls than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CASioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24904573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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