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Sunrise, FL vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto spends 57.0% more per student than Sunrise.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% higher in Palo Alto than in Sunrise. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunrise
 Sunrise, FLPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sunrise    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I absolutely love living in Sunrise. I wish that I could stay but the am about to retire and cannot afford to live here on my retirement. It is a great city and very  More

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We will be moving to south Florida sometime shortly after first of 2012. We just can't decide exactly where. We are a couple in our middle 50"s, like to shop, eat &  More

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Over 16 years ago

The climate in Sunrise, Fl is wonderful. We can go swimming before May, usually during Spring Break as long as we don't (yes, as we Florida's call it) get a cold front.  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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