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Sacramento, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 20.7% more per student than Sacramento.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Palo Alto than in Sacramento. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sacramento
 Sacramento, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  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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