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Ross, CA vs Los Altos, CA

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Highlights
- Los Altos spends 12.8% less per student than Ross.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Los Altos than in Ross. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Altos had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ross
 Ross, CALos Altos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock35.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%1.5%
Reviews for Ross    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Ross is a small, very safe town (own police department) in the SF Bay Area. Housing in very expensive. It is very family oriented. Much of the social life is focused  More

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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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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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