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San Francisco, MN vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto spends 27.1% more per student than San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.3% higher in Palo Alto than in San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Francisco
 San Francisco, MNPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,873  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
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Reviews for San Francisco    1 Reviews
Dill · Carver, MN
San Francisco Township is o.k.
Over 17 years ago

San Francisco Township isn't that bad. I live in a little corner in San Francisco Township called East Union and I think it's O.K. I'm surprised that the crime rate and  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

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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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
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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