2024 Compare Cities Education:
Palm Desert, CA vs Lowell, MA

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Highlights
- Lowell spends 54.0% more per student than Palm Desert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.7% lower in Lowell than in Palm Desert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lowell had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CALowell, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,296$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853$19,196$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,941$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.3611.9916.23
 Students per Librarian249533544573
 Students per Counselor526331530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%10.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%82.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%15.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%27.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 16 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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