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Scottsdale, AZ vs Menlo Park, CA

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Highlights
- Menlo Park spends 90.1% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% higher in Menlo Park than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Menlo Park had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.8%1.5%
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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