2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palo Alto, CA vs Sonoma, CA

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Highlights
- Sonoma spends 8.4% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Sonoma than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sonoma had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CASonoma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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

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 Sonoma    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I love Sonoma. Moved here from Texas and I can't wait to live in this small town with country living all around. I hate all the drama and crime in Vallejo. I live in  More

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I have lived in Sonoma for 3 years now. I relocated after a brief stint in Salt Lake City but lived in San Francisco for 30 years before that. If you like small town  More

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The best aspects of living in Sonoma County,CA: Air quality is best that one can ask for and there is no severe weather. No hazardous weather driving or walking  More

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