2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palo Alto, CA vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- St. Louis spends 16.9% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.5% lower in St. Louis than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Louis had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CASt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,291$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,062$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock36374573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%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

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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 St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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