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Wenatchee, WA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 17.3% more per student than Wenatchee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.3% higher in Palo Alto than in Wenatchee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 15.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wenatchee
 Wenatchee, WAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,959  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor414  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Wenatchee    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a wonderful place to live. Lots of sun, and Winters are not as cold as the East coast. With an enormous, thriving and escalating diversity of people, and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Seattle and spend most of my life there. As much as I love the Seattle area I've always felt the need to leave my home town to explore new horizons.  More

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Over 12 years ago

As my main residence is in Oceanside Ca. I stay in E. Wenatchee 3 to 4 months a year (spring/summer) I can say that Wenatchee is an expensive place to live...yes more  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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