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Sturgis, SD vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 85.8% more per student than Sturgis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.9% higher in Palo Alto than in Sturgis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sturgis
 Sturgis, SDPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,094  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sturgis    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Try Uncle  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here all my life. This place is trash. Never come  More

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Over 5 years ago

Great  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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