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Rancho Cucamonga, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 25.4% more per student than Rancho Cucamonga.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Palo Alto than in Rancho Cucamonga. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rancho Cucamonga
 Rancho Cucamonga, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Rancho Cucamonga    11 Reviews

I lived in rancho for a few years and I felt safe the city was clean every thing was at your finger tips Walmart target lots of fast foods  More

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Full of Republicans I hate the city I’m moving to Palm Springs the people here are ridiculous caring Trump flags making fun of me in the city a bunch of Lunitics.  More

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Over 12 years ago

Of all the homes or places of where I lived throughout my lifetime, I especially remember Rancho Cucamunga, CA. But this city's name when I was there was Alta Loma, and  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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