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Palm Springs, CA vs Richmond, CA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 0.7% less per student than Palm Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Richmond than in Palm Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 14.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Springs

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 Palm Springs, CARichmond, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,296$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853$12,448$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,941$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.3622.2116.23
 Students per Librarian2495375184573
 Students per Counselor526584530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%12.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.3%79.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%32.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.8%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 4 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 4 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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ZIPS IN PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
92262 92264 92258
ZIPS IN RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA
94804 94801 94805

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