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Palo Alto, CA vs Yuba City, CA

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- Yuba City spends 28.0% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% lower in Yuba City than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yuba City had 18.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAYuba City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,026$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7629004573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Yuba City    15 Reviews

I was born here and lived here on and off. Yuba City and Marysville, the town across from it have become rampid with theft (all kinds from your car potted plants from  More

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Admittedly, if you're looking for hipster cafes, hoppin' dance clubs, and fancy shopping, you're going to be very disappointed. Though, if you're looking for an older  More

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Yuba City has the best shopping near Smartsville where I live. It has most of the big box stores and quite a nice selection of smaller and privately owned stores. I like  More

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