2025 Compare Cities Education:
Saratoga, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 0.0% less per student than Saratoga.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Palo Alto than in Saratoga. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Saratoga
 Saratoga, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Saratoga    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

We moved to Saratoga 2 years ago and we are little bit disappointed. Schools are great but kids almost never play outside although it is VERY safe little town. Neighbors  More

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Over 19 years ago

Saratoga schools are first rate. Great parent involvment fairly diverse. Schools seem always interested in  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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