2025 Compare Cities Education:
Petoskey, MI vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 37.7% more per student than Petoskey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.7% higher in Palo Alto than in Petoskey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petoskey
 Petoskey, MIPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.92  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor575  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Petoskey    15 Reviews

The people in Petoskey are generally pleasant, friendly, and courteous .... even the teenagers in our experience. Petoskey is certainly a physically attractive area in  More

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Petoskey, between Harbor Springs and Charlevoix, is in a trio of small northern Lower Michigan towns that exceeds the charm and sophistication of typical small towns.   More

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Over 6 years ago

My husband and I have lived in Petoskey for 8 years. We have lived in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Virginia and Ohio and by far, Petoskey is our favorite place to live. We  More

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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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