2025 Compare Cities Education:
Whittier, CA vs Los Altos, CA

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Highlights
- Los Altos spends 5.6% more per student than Whittier.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Los Altos than in Whittier. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Altos had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Whittier
 Whittier, CALos Altos, 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.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock35.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%1.5%
Reviews for Whittier    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Whittier for over 15 years.Whittier is a great place to live. The City Council has spent millions on street improvements especially on the entrances to  More

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The EWCSD has some really good schools. Management needs some work, but great, caring  More

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I have been a parent at St Gregory for almost 5 years now, I am extremely pleased, the teachers have gone above and beyond to educate our children to the fullest to  More

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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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