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La Verne, CA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest spends 12.7% less per student than La Verne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Ridgecrest than in La Verne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Verne

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 La Verne, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$12,833$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8622.6316.23
 Students per Librarian6565352994573
 Students per Counselor380764530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%32.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.7%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.3%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for La Verne    9 Reviews

I found a lot of the people to be racist and fake. I moved my business out since the city hall people is very stuck up. I didn't like my office neighbors, i didn't like  More

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Over 6 years ago

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La Verne is probably the cleanest city I have ever been to. Beautiful clean streets, all kinds of shops ,restaurants, and beautiful real estate. This small city is  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 12 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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