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Palo Alto, CA vs Spokane, WA

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Highlights
- Spokane spends 4.0% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in Spokane than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CASpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18994573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%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.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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