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Tumwater, WA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 7.6% more per student than Tumwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Palo Alto than in Tumwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tumwater
 Tumwater, WAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Tumwater    1 Reviews

Tumwater is so beautiful, my commute to work in Olympia is about 15 minutes no traffic whatsoever! My kids both attend top rated schools, I lived in Bellevue for 8  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

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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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