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San Mateo, CA vs Palmdale, CA

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- Palmdale spends 13.2% less per student than San Mateo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Palmdale than in San Mateo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmdale had 17.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Mateo
 San Mateo, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for San Mateo    12 Reviews

I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

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I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  More

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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