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Quincy, MA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 18.9% less per student than Quincy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.3% higher in Palo Alto than in Quincy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Quincy
 Quincy, MAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,734  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor308  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Quincy    7 Reviews

Where to start? The principal shouts rude things at parents and students and she often lies about phantom school rules. PTO members have quit over this person. Bullying  More

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Over 11 years ago

Quincy is a seaside community and has an approximate population of 90,000 people. Settled by Myles Standish and Captain Wollaston and established as a township in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Not a very bike friendly city but if you are willing to driver there are biking spots north, west and south of here. Lots and lots of Chinese food places but we have  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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