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Shrewsbury, MA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 6.8% less per student than Shrewsbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.1% higher in Palo Alto than in Shrewsbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shrewsbury
 Shrewsbury, MAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,667  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Shrewsbury    3 Reviews

Having been a resident of Shrewsbury since 1978, I can attest to the findings. As a realtor sharing the views of other realtors, Shrewsbury, I can understand why  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great place to raise your  More

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Over 13 years ago

Shrewsbury resembles a Norman Rockwell painting in the winter months. a suburb of both Boston and downtown Worcester, 50 miles from Boston and 15 minutes from  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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