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Puget Island, WA vs Los Altos, CA

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- Los Altos spends 21.7% more per student than Puget Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.5% higher in Los Altos than in Puget Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Altos had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Puget Island
 Puget Island, WALos Altos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor762  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock35.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%1.5%
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Phyllis · Los Altos, CA
Expensive
Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Tony · Sunnyvale, CA
Quality of Life
Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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