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Palo Alto, CA vs Weehawken, NJ

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- Weehawken spends 31.2% more per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.5% lower in Weehawken than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Weehawken had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAWeehawken, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 Weehawken    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Weehawken is just across the Hudson river from Manhattan. I live on Boulevard East on top of the cliff and the view of the river and the city is just amazing. Being so  More

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Over 18 years ago

Weehawken is ideal for people who want a larger space per dollar than New York City and has a relative convenience of getting to Times Square with 10-15 minutes, Newark  More

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