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Walnut, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 5.6% more per student than Walnut.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Palo Alto than in Walnut. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Walnut
 Walnut, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Walnut    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for nearly seven years ...First - This is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nice place to raise family. Excellent Schools and great  More

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Over 19 years ago

It is way too expensive here! A one bedroom apartment is about 1200 / month here and houses average $500,000 for a "fixer upper". Great schooll district and very nice  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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