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Palo Alto, CA vs Urban Honolulu, HI

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Highlights
- Urban Honolulu spends 3.5% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.3% lower in Urban Honolulu than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Urban Honolulu had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAUrban Honolulu, HIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,751$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12324573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Urban Honolulu    14 Reviews

I’ve lived in Honolulu for over 40 years and watched a mediocre city decline until it’s nearly a 3rd world destination. Unbelievably expensive (one of the top 4 most  More

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It a hour or two. Wait a few years become richer by appreciation not pay unless a pro. No time share are good. Get real estate rent it out and sell when you need to and  More

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I have lived here, on and off, since 2008. Here are the pros and cons as I see them. Pros: Mostly very good weather, sunny all the time. Friendly laid back atmosphere.  More

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