2025 Compare Cities Education:
White Plains, NY vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 41.3% less per student than White Plains.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.5% higher in Palo Alto than in White Plains. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to White Plains
 White Plains, NYPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 17 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  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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