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Palm Desert, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 30.9% less per student than Palm Desert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% lower in Scottsdale than in Palm Desert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Desert

Education
 Palm Desert, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,296$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,941$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.3618.2416.23
 Students per Librarian2495323484573
 Students per Counselor526718530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%2.9%1.5%

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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 Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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ZIPS IN PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
92260 92211
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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